Northumberland to be linked to 'world's biggest' offshore wind farm as plans approved
Developers behind the project have called it the "world biggest" offshore wind farm.
Berwick Bank will feature up to 307 turbines, and SSE Renewables say they would provide 4.1 gigawatts of capacity, enough to power up to six million homes annually.
The turbines would be in Scottish waters off the coast of East Lothian, and would have two links to the grid via undersea cables - one at Blyth in Northumberland, and the other near Dunbar in East Lothian.
Scotland's Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes welcomed the approval, saying the Government had given the application 'extremely careful consideration'.
She said: 'The decision to grant consent to Berwick Bank is a major step in Scotland's progress towards achieving net zero and tackling the climate crisis, as well as supporting national energy security and growing our green economy.'
Developers SSE Renewables will have to provide a plan to counter any impact the wind farm may have on seabirds to be approved by ministers.
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the announcement means there have been enough wind farms approved in the UK to meet the Government's ambition of delivering clean power by 2030.
He said: 'We welcome this decision, which puts us within touching distance of our offshore wind targets to deliver clean power by 2030 – boosting our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower.'
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