Offshore wind projects at record levels

Fahad Redha

January 14, 2026
3 min read

The UK has given contracts to build a record amount of offshore wind project in a bid to grow the country’s clean electricity sources. Projects can be found across England, Scotland, and Wales. One proposed offshore wind farm in the North Sea off the Scottish coast could be the world’s largest.

But, according to some analysts, despite the record number of offshore wind projects, the government may still struggle to meet its “clean power” targets for 2030. According to the government, wind projects are cheaper than new gas power stations and will “bring down bills for good.” But the Tories had previously accused climate goals of making energy bills climb.

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Berwick Bank in the North Sea is the largest successful project. It is the largest planned offshore wind farm anywhere on Earth. Other projects include the Dogger Bank South wind farm off the Yorkshire coast, and the Norfolk Vanguard project off the coast of East Anglia. Awel Y Mor was Wales’ first successful project in over a decade.

The government hopes for at least 95% of the electricity in Great Britain to be generated by these “clean” sources by 2030, both to cut emission and lower energy bills. Clean energy sources include renewables and nuclear energy. It has targeted at least 43 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030 in order to reach that target, a massive leap from the current capacity of 16.6 GW. An additional 11.7 GW is currently under construction, the government says.

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