Seaway 7 awarded contract for third phase of Dogger Bank offshore windfarm

The company will utilise the heavy lift vessel Alfa Lift. Offshore installation will commence in 2024 following installation of the foundations for Dogger Bank A and B. The contract award is subject to Dogger Bank C reaching financial close by the end of 2021.

Dogger Bank project director Steve Wilson said, “It’s great to be able to confirm that Seaway 7 has been awarded this contract. Alfa Lift is one of the most innovative heavy transportation and installation vessels on the market and we are very pleased to have them working with us across all three phases as we deliver this ground-breaking project.”

The 3.6-GW Dogger Bank windfarm, which is to be built more than 130 km off the Yorkshire coast in the North Sea, is currently being developed in three 1.2 GW phases: Dogger Bank A, B and C.

Dogger Bank A and B is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%) and Eni (20%).

In November 2021 SSE Renewables and Equinor, 50:50 joint venture partners in Dogger Bank C, announced that Eni will take a 20% stake in the final phase, with SSE Renewables and Equinor maintaining 40% stakes each, a deal that is expected to complete in Q1 2022, subject to Dogger Bank C financial close and regulatory approval.