Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm is being developed as an extension to the existing Galloper Wind Farm, also operated by RWE.
Covering 128km2 across two seabed areas, the wind farm would be located 37km offshore at its closest point to Suffolk and make landfall in Tendring, Essex at Sandy Point between Frinton-on-Sea and Holland-on-Sea before connecting to the National Grid near Little Bromley, Essex.
Project status: In development
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Five Estuaries was awarded development consent in December 2025. All documentation, including a copy of the Development Consent Order (DCO) can be found on The Planning Inspectorate website.
During construction and operations, the project would support hundreds of new and existing skilled jobs, both directly and across the wider supply chain. Strategically, the project would also play an important role in helping ensure UK security of supply of domestically generated clean power and support the Government's transition towards a decarbonised electricity system.
RWE is leading the development of the project. Five Estuaries’ project partners are RWE (33.33%), a Macquarie-led consortium (25%), ESB (20.83%) and Sumitomo Corporation (20.83%).
If you have any questions about the project please email the project team.
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