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The Mona Offshore Wind Project is a proposed offshore wind farm located in the east Irish Sea, which is being developed by Mona Offshore Wind Ltd, a joint venture of bp and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW).
Mona includes offshore elements, to generate electricity, and both offshore and onshore elements to enable the transmission of the electricity generated to the national grid:
- Wind turbine generators (up to 96 turbines)
- Four offshore substation platforms
- Offshore interconnector cables, inter-array cables and export cables
- Four transition joint bays (connecting the offshore and onshore cables)
- Onshore cables
- Onshore substation
- Connection into the existing Bodelwyddan National Grid Substation
The Mona Offshore Wind Project is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). This means that a development consent order (DCO) application has been submitted to the Secretary of State.
The Examination closed on 16 January 2025. There will now be a period of three months for the Examining Authority to write its report and make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State will then have three months in which to make a decision.
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Who are EnBW and bp?
This project is being brought forward as a joint venture of bp and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW).
About bp
bp delivers energy products and services to our customers around the world.
Our strategy is to transition to become an integrated energy company across resilient hydrocarbons, mobility and convenience and low carbon energy. We believe bp can help deliver a better, more balanced, energy system that is secure and affordable as well as increasingly lower carbon.
bp continues to invest in oil and gas to keep energy flowing to where and when it’s needed today. And to invest in our lower carbon and other transition businesses.
For more information visit www.bp.com
About EnBW
With over 28,000 employees, EnBW is one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe. It supplies around 5.5 million customers with electricity and gas. As part of its transformation from a traditional energy company to a sustainable infrastructure group, the expansion of renewable energy sources and of the distribution and transmission grids for electricity, gas and hydrogen are cornerstones of EnBW's growth strategy and the focus of its investments. Until 2030, EnBW plans gross investments of €40 billion. By then, around 80 percent of EnBW's generation portfolio is to consist of renewable energies, and the company aims to phase out coal by the end of 2028. These are key milestones on the road to the company's climate neutrality in 2035.
EnBW has been planning, building and operating offshore wind farms in Germany and Europe for over 15 years. We invested early, built up expertise and secured a competitive position in the European offshore market as an integrated energy company. We currently operate four offshore wind farms with around one gigawatt and constructing He Dreiht, Germany's largest and subsidy-free offshore wind farm, which will double our offshore portfolio www.enbw.com.