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Leith signs Morven offshore deal

[ July 13, 2022   //   Chris Lewis ]

The Port of Leith has signed an agreement with BP and EnBW to set up a marshalling port for the 2.9GW Morven offshore wind project.

Forth Ports’ £50 million investment will see the facility in operation by the end of 2023, providing a bespoke offshore wind berth and land bank for laydown and marshalling of offshore wind farm components. 

Morven is a major offshore wind project 60km off the east coast of Scotland, awarded to BP and EnBW during the ScotWind leasing round announced earlier this year. Once completed, the project is expected to have a generating capacity of 2.9 gigawatts, sufficient to power more than 3 million homes.

Forth Ports’ chief financial officer, Carole Cran, said: “We will be the largest offshore renewables hub in Scotland, bringing manufacturing opportunities and highly skilled, local, green jobs. This facility, and the Port of Dundee, will provide an integrated service offering to the offshore wind market, which will be instrumental in achieving the nation’s net zero targets over the next two decades.

“Our vision is to create a renewables centre of excellence for R&D, manufacturing and assembly that matches anything in northern Europe, with genuine export potential.”

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