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ScottishPower has signed a turbine supply agreement with Siemens Gamesa worth over £1 billion, securing the production of turbine blades for its £4 billion East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm. The deal will see Siemens Gamesa provide 64 of its state-of-the-art SG 14-236 DD* offshore wind turbines, featuring a rotor diameter of 236 meters—almost matching the height of the Shard’s observation deck.
Located 33 kilometers off the Suffolk coast, East Anglia TWO will boast an installed capacity of up to 960 MW, generating enough green electricity to power nearly one million homes.
The 115-meter-long blades will be manufactured at Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind blade factory in Hull, which has expanded to employ approximately 1,300 workers, including over 600 new hires in the past year.
This contract comes as ScottishPower doubles its UK investment commitment, increasing its planned spending from £12 billion to £24 billion between 2024 and 2028, further driving the country’s transition to renewable energy.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “Our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower will fire up our industrial heartlands and break down barriers to growth in our hard-working towns and cities.
“It will strengthen our national security - protecting our children and grandchildren from the climate crisis, and impact this will have on their future prosperity.
“By acting decisively and early, the UK has an opportunity to lead the world in the industries of the future — working in partnership with businesses like ScottishPower and Siemens Energy — creating real energy security, cutting energy bills and building jobs and supply chains in the UK.
“But we can’t move alone – and at COP I will lead efforts to protect Britain from climate change by also working with other countries to accelerate the global clean transition to tackle the causes at its root.”
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said: “This investment is a huge vote of confidence in the UK’s growing renewables sector and will power our clean energy future – supporting skilled jobs and green growth in Hull and beyond.
“Offshore wind is the backbone of our clean power 2030 mission; every new turbine in our waters helps us boost energy security, protect consumers, and tackle the climate crisis.
“We are making the UK a clean energy superpower, backing industry to build cleaner, global supply chains, and to drive investment into our country.”
Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower, said: “Today is tangible proof of the importance of Britain’s Clean Power Mission – our East Anglia projects are delivering UK jobs, UK supply chain contracts and UK green energy.
“Getting more projects like East Anglia TWO off the blocks quicker will turbo-boost the UK’s supply chain, giving companies like Siemens Gamesa the confidence to invest in facilities like this blade factory in Hull.
“Britain’s clean power targets are achievable but demanding. We’ve doubled our investment and are ready to play our part with Government as it gets barriers out the way to build more projects like this, alongside the electricity networks needed to ferry green, homegrown power across the country.”
