The British energy company Scottish Power (which belongs to the Spanish Iberdrola), announced on Wednesday March 29 a contract worth 1,3 billion pounds (1,5 billion euros) with the German-Spanish group Siemens Gamesa to supply 95 wind turbines for an offshore park in the North Sea.
The "East Anglia Three" turbines, which will be installed about 70 kilometers off the coast in south-east England, "will have a combined capacity of 1.400 megawatts", sufficient production "to meet annual demand. 1,3 million homes," Scottish Power said in a statement.
According to the energy company, this is the largest contract it has ever awarded. It will make it possible to build the second wind farm in the world and will generate more than 2.300 jobs during the works.
UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt assured a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that the UK is a "world leader in offshore wind energy", adding that "almost 40% of (the country's) electricity comes from renewable".
Mr Hunt said the government was considering possible measures to help the UK stay "competitive" in the face of massive green subsidies in the US, but details would have to wait until the autumn budget presentation. .
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