Rampion

Date of Transfer17/11/2021
Asset Transfer Value (£M)279.5
MW capacity - TEC (MW)400
N. of Offshore Substations1
Number of Export Cables2
Voltage of Export Cables (kV)150
Offshore Exp Cable Length (km)16
Onshore Exp Cable Length (km)26
Onshore Grid Connection PointBolney
Average availability (%)TBA

Description

Transmission Capital Partners was declared the preferred bidder for the Rampion offshore transmission licence on 29th August 2019 and established TC Rampion OFTO Plc as a special purpose company to take ownership of the transmission assets and hold the transmission licence. TC Rampion OFTO Ltd was awarded a transmission licence and took ownership of the asset on 17th of November 2021. The transfer value of the asset was £297.5m.

The 400MW offshore wind farm is located 13km off the coast of Worthing in West Sussex. The OFTO assets include the offshore substation platform, two 150kV export cables of which 16km is offshore, and 26km onshore and the onshore substation at Twineham. This connects to the National Grid at the adjacent Bolney 400kV substation in West Sussex. The export cables come onshore at Lancing, between Brighton and Worthing. The project can be seen from Brighton’s famous seafront.