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Wind Power: North Sea

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 108426

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the joint offshore wind capacity agreed under the Hamburg Declaration will connect directly to the UK transmission network by 2035.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Hamburg Declaration sets a collective European ambition of 100 GW of offshore wind cooperation projects by 2050.

In 2024, Ofgem gave Initial Regulatory Approval to two such joint wind and interconnector projects, Lion Link and Nautilus. These projects are in development.

Future GB co-ordinated projects will be consistent with our own domestic processes, including the Strategic Energy planning conducted by our National Energy System Operator (NESO) which is due to be consulted on in Q1 2027.

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