East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm

Current position

ScottishPower Renewables has installed two continuous cable ducts, each about 1.8km long and 800mm wide, beneath the Suffolk coast at Thorpeness for the 960MW East Anglia TWO wind farm. Horizontal directional drilling created passages for the ducts without an open trench through the shoreline. They will carry the farm’s export cables, with the first cable installation expected in summer 2027. The developer is targeting commercial operation in late 2028.

Project details

The developer describes a £4 billion project. Its two export-cable ducts cross beneath the coast, protecting a route for the electrical connection.

Latest developments

Renewables & Energy · 15 October 2026

East Anglia TWO installs twin 1.8km cable ducts beneath Suffolk coast

ScottishPower Renewables has installed two continuous cable ducts, each about 1.8km long and 800mm wide, beneath the Suffolk coast at Thorpeness for the 960MW East Anglia TWO wind farm. Horizontal directional drilling created passages for the ducts without an open trench through the shoreline. They will carry the farm’s export cables, with the first cable installation expected in summer 2027. The developer is targeting commercial operation in late 2028.