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GWFL to host drop-in sessions for Galloper

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 27/02/2017 GWFL
The Galloper Wind Farm Ltd (GWFL) project team will host two drop-in sessions about the Galloper offshore wind farm in the Leiston area on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th of March. Members of the public and interested parties will be able to find out more about the wind farm, learn about the progress so far with the construction, and hear what’s planned for 2017.

The drop-in sessions are being held on Friday 10th March from 4pm to 7pm and Saturday 11th March from 10am to 1pm at the café at Beach View Holiday Park, Sizewell Common, Leiston.

Toby Edmonds, GWFL Project Director said:  “Construction of the wind farm progressed well in 2016 – work got well underway on the onshore substation infrastructure; the first of two export cables was laid; we started the installation of the turbine foundations; and we opened the Offshore Construction Coordination Base in Lowestoft. We also supported local community projects with the first £15,000 of the £187,000 Galloper Wind Farm Fund, and were very pleased to triple our fundraising target for the East Anglian Air Ambulance by raising £15,000 via our team sportive event in the summer.

“This year, we are looking forward to the second and final export cable being laid and continuing to install the offshore infrastructure; and we will also expect to start construction of our Operations and Maintenance Base in Harwich. There will be more information on all of this at the drop-in sessions, where we look forward to meeting local residents.”

The Galloper offshore wind farm is being implemented next door to the existing and fully operational Greater Gabbard wind farm and represents an expected investment potential of around £1.5bn (€1.78 billion). Foundation installation breaches the halfway mark on 13th February with the 28th unit installed by GeoSea's jack-up installation vessel Innovation.

Innogy SE is leading the development and construction of the project on behalf of the its partners the UK Green Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services, Sumitomo Corporation and Macquarie Capital

The project will have a capacity of 336MW and the electricity it generates will be sold through long-term power purchase agreements with off-takers across the UK. It is expected to meet the needs of approximately 336,000 households.

Commercial production is scheduled to commence in 2018 and is expected to provide clean energy for 25 years.

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