Canadian company joins E.ON and GIB in Rampion offshore wind project

Enbridge will become one of three shareholders in Rampion Offshore Wind Limited. E.ON will remain the controlling shareholder at 50.1 percent, with the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) continuing to hold a 25 percent interest.

Rampion is a 400 megawatt offshore wind farm project in the English Channel, to be located 13-kilometers off the Sussex coast south of Brighton and remains set to become the first offshore wind farm off the south coast of England. The development is expected to supply the equivalent of up to 300,000 homes and to reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 600,000 tonnes a year. E.ON will manage construction and operation of the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The project received the final investment decision in May 2015, started construction in September and is expected to be fully operational in 2018.

E.ON and Enbridge are already partners in the Magic Valley wind farm located in Texas and the Wildcat wind farm in Indiana. Enbridge holds an 80 percent interest in both 200 megawatt onshore projects; both are operated by E.ON.

Source: IWR Online, Nov 11 2015