World's biggest offshore wind farm to bring USD 8 billion boost to UK

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, currently under construction off the Yorkshire coast, is set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, delivering enough clean electricity to power six million UK homes annually. Developed in three 1.2-gigawatt phases by SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, the project is expected to contribute approximately USD 8 billion (GBP 6.1 billion) to the UK economy over its lifetime. It will also support thousands of jobs, with an estimated 3,600 full-time equivalent positions created during peak construction in 2025 and about 1,400 skilled jobs sustained over 35 years in maintenance, engineering, and logistics. The wind farm will generate about 5% of the UK’s electricity demand, transmitting power through high-voltage subsea cables using a pioneering high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system—the first of its kind in the UK. Featuring GE Vernova’s 13 MW Haliade