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OFFSHORE WIND · NGETDogger Bank South West
Dogger Bank South West is a 400 MW offshore wind project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Birkhill Wood 400kV Substation, with capacity due from October 2030. The connection agreement is held by Rwe Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (West) Limited.
Project stageIn planning
- Planning (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingFrom Oct 2030 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Scoping and awaiting consents are both shown as planning. A connection agreement does not mean the project will be built: many queue projects never reach construction.
Connection details
- NESO project number
- PRO-001386-1
- Customer
- Rwe Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (West) Limited
- Technology
- Wind Offshore
- Total capacity
- 400 MW
- Change in this agreement
- +400 MW
- Capacity effective from
- 30 October 2030
- Connection site
- Birkhill Wood 400kV Substation
- Transmission owner
- National Grid (England & Wales)
- Connection type
- Direct connection to the transmission network
- NESO project status
- Scoping
Connection site
The connection site could not be placed on the map.
Other projects at Birkhill Wood 400kV Substation
- Continental LinkInterconnector · 1.8 GW · Scoping
- The SuperconnectionInterconnector · 1.8 GW · Scoping
- Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind FarmOffshore wind · 1.5 GW · Scoping
- Dogger Bank South EastOffshore wind · 1.5 GW · Scoping
- Dogger Bank South WestOffshore wind · 1.5 GW · Scoping
- The SuperconnectionInterconnector · 1.0 GW · Scoping
- Dogger Bank South EastOffshore wind · 400 MW · Scoping
Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem