RWE's 1.2-GW Triton Knoll wind farm faces opposition on cabling

Jul 15, 2013 - Lincolnshire County Council is opposing the cabling plan for the 1.2-GW Triton Knoll wind project of RWE npower renewables and will fight for changes in the onshore infrastructure scheme until both the developer and locals are satisfied.

Web portal This Is Lincolnshire on Monday quoted Colin Davie, executive member for economic development, as saying that the council was okay with the offshore wind farm, but the miles of cabling onshore would be a problem for the local residents and tourism in the area.

Last week, the UK government gave the green lights to the wind project, touted as the biggest offshore wind farm globally. RWE npower renewables, part of German energy group RWE AG (ETR:RWE), is to erect 288 turbines off the coast of Lincolnshire, eastern England. The project represents some GBP 3.6 billion (USD 5.4bn/EUR 4.2bn) in investment.

Having secured the offshore wind farm permit, RWE still needs to make the planning application for the onshore electrical infrastructure. It could be filed with the local authorities in 2014, the web portal says. According to Davie, one of the needed changes in the existing plan involves the electrical compound proposed for Skegness and huge substation proposed for Bicker. He believes these can all be built at Killingholme without disturbing the people or the local economy.

(GBP 1 = USD 1.506/EUR 1.156)

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