Dudgeon reaches CfD landmark

UK: The 402MW Dudgeon offshore project, developed by Statoil and Statkraft in the North Sea, has reached a contractual milestone as part of its Contract for Difference (CfD) subsidy.

by David Weston 20 May 2015

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The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), which handles all of the CfDs on behalf of the UK government, said the developers had made a "substantial commitment" to the project.

LCCC said Dudgeon had reached the same milestone as Dong Energy's , which announced it had spent 10% of expected project costs last week.

The two projects were handed final investment decision enabling in April 2014. The contract guarantees a fixed price for the electricity produced over 15 years.

Statoil and Statkraft have reached the landmark by agreeing a number of supplier contracts for the project, including a turbine order to for its 6MW turbine.

, (formerly VSMC), , , and have all also won deals.

Dudgeon's began in March, as the substation and cables started to be installed. It is due online next year.