West of Orkney latest major UK offshore wind project to stall after AR7
Leonard Mueller23 January, 2026
The 2GW West of Orkney offshore wind project has been paused as its developers warn that high grid connection costs are undermining project economics, adding to the growing pipeline of large UK schemes left without a clear route to market after AR7.
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