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OFFSHORE WIND · NGET

Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm

Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm is a 480 MW offshore wind project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at Penwortham 400kV Substation, with capacity due from June 2029. The connection agreement is held by Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Jun 2029 (not yet reached)
  5. 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-001450
Customer
Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd
Technology
Wind Offshore
Total capacity
480 MW
Change in this agreement
+480 MW
Capacity effective from
30 June 2029
Connection site
Penwortham 400kV Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Direct connection to the transmission network
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

The marker shows the connection substation, not the project itself, with the transmission network around it.

Projects connecting near Penwortham · Grid map

Other projects at Penwortham 400kV Substation

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