Dogger Bank South sites (DBS East and DBS West)

The Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm projects are being developed for a shallow offshore area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank, located over 100km off the northeast coast of England.

DBS comprises two separate sites, DBS East and DBS West. Based on an estimated combined capacity of 3GW, the DBS projects could be capable of generating enough electricity to meet the average annual domestic needs of around 3 million typical UK homes.*

RWE entered into Agreements for Lease for the two DBS projects with The Crown Estate in January 2023. In December 2023, Masdar announced it had acquired a 49 percent stake in the projects. The shareholding agreement between the companies was finalised in February 2024 with RWE leading development, construction and operation on behalf of the project partners RWE (51% share) and Masdar (49% share). 

In January 2026, the projects successfully secured Contracts for Difference (CfD) with the UK Government through the Allocation Round 7 (AR7) and in May 2026, the Development Consent Order for the projects was approved. 

RWE and Masdar will now conduct detailed final design work and progress procurement decisions with the aim of taking a final investment decision (FID) in 2027.

To get more information on the Dogger Bank South projects, please visit  www.doggerbanksouth.co.uk.

^{* Calculation based on 2021 generation, and assuming average (mean) annual household consumption of 3,509 kWh, based on latest statistics from Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (Subnational Electricity and Gas Consumption Statistics Regional and Local Authority, Great Britain, 2021, Mean domestic electricity consumption (kWh per meter) by country/region, Great Britain, 2021}

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