K2 Management has been awarded a four-year contract for construction monitoring on the first two phases of the 3.6 MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B.
The construction monitoring for the project began in late 2020 and will run until Dogger Bank A & B start commercial operation. The scope includes the monitoring of permitting, design, manufacturing and construction activities and project expenditure on behalf of a consortium of international lenders.
The first two phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will feature 190 Haliade-X 13 MW turbines, are scheduled to deliver the first electricity to the UK grid in 2023. Equinor and SSE reached financial close on Dogger Bank A & B in November 2020.
Before winning this contract, K2 Management delivered technical advisory for lenders on behalf of project joint venture partners, SSE Renewables and Equinor, under a two-year Lender’s Technical Advisor appointment.
“We are proud to have played a part in advising the largest offshore wind farm in the world to financial close and are thrilled to be continuing our engagement through the construction phase” , said Steve Hall , Senior Project Manager at K2 Management. “This will be the first wind farm in the world to install GE Renewable Energy’s 13MW Haliade-X turbine. It sets a new precedent for bankability of new and innovative technological advancements which continue to improve business cases and ensure offshore wind continues to grow as a key energy source for the UK”.
The third 1.2 GW phase of what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank C, is being developed on a different timescale with financial close to follow by the end of 2021. The entire project is slated for commissioning in 2026.