Siemens extends service contract for 714 MW East Anglia One offshore wind project

Siemens Gamesa will deliver an extension of the original contract term for servicing the 714 MW East Anglia ONE wind power plant, from 5 to 15 years with ScottishPower Renewables and Bilbao Offshore Holdings Limited. The offshore wind plant is situated 43 km off the coast of Suffolk, England, and was completed in July 2020. 

The deal comes just one year after the commissioning of the final of the 102 SWT-7.0-154 turbines. All 306 of the 75-meter-long wind turbine blades for East Anglia ONE came from the company’s Hull factory on Humberside. The East Anglia ONE plant generates enough energy to power 630,000 UK households.

Servicing and maintenance of the wind power plant will continue to be undertaken from the base at the port of Lowestoft. The original development created around 800 jobs in the region, while this contract extension will secure local jobs in the region well into the 2030s. The full-scope contract to service and maintain East Anglia ONE includes the provision of offshore logistics and jack-up vessels.