Facts & Figures Located 27 kilometres off the Suffolk Coast at its nearest point 56 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 353 megawatts (MW) Siemens 6.3 MW turbines with a maximum blade tip height of 180.5m above LAT 27 to 36 metres water depth 56 buried subsea array cables linking the turbines to the offshore electricity platform One 33kV/132kV offshore substation Two buried subsea export cables, each approximately 45 kilometres in length Two 0.85 kilometre onshore cables One onshore 132kV substation Connected to the National Grid substation at Leiston Generating enough energy each year to power up to 380,700 average UK households Up to 700 jobs created during construction and around 60 long term, east coast jobs during operation. Location Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is located approximately 30km off the coast of Suffolk, close to its sister project Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. 123456 Project construction Construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm started with onshore works in late 2015 with offshore construction getting underway in the summer of 2016. First power was generated by the wind farm in November 2017 and it became fully operational in March 2018. To view the construction timeline see below. To see the videos and photographs of the construction activity go to the photo gallery and films. Construction Timeline 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Consents & Licenses The overarching consent for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is the Galloper Wind Farm Order (also known as the Development Consent Order, or DCO) which includes consent for both the offshore and onshore elements of the project. Click on the titles below to see the documents: Development Consent Order Galloper Wind Farm Order – DCO Galloper Wind Farm Corrections Order Galloper_Wind_Farm_Amendment_Order_002056282-01.pdf DCO Application and Examination Documents The Environmental Statement and other documents from the DCO application and examination can be accessed below. The different sections of our Development Consent Order application, comprising the original application which was accepted by the former IPC on 19 December 2011 and subsequent submissions on 8th and 13th June 2012 can be found in three distinct sections below: Original application accepted 19 December 2011 GWF Environmental Statement: ES Non-Technical Summary ES Chapter 1: Introduction ES Chapter 2: Project Need, Policy Framework and Guidance Project Partners The project is owned by a Macquarie led consortium (25%), RWE Renewables (25%), Siemens’ financing arm, Siemens Financial Services (25%), a fund established by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Development Bank of Japan (12.5%) and ESB (12.5%). Latest News Previous 04.10.2021 Galloper team scoop prestigious Energy Awards 2021 accolade RWE’s Galloper team recognized as Lockdown Energy Champions of the Year Competing against ten other nominees at the national Awards... Read more Next Galloper Offshore Wind Farm is owned by a Macquarie led consortium (25%), RWE Renewables (25%), Siemens’ financing arm, Siemens Financial Services (25%), ESB (12.5%) and a fund established by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Development Bank of Japan (12.5%). RWE Renewables has led the development and construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm and its ongoing operation on behalf of the project partners. About Galloper Operations Community Working With Us Media Centre Contact Privacy Policy Anti-Slavery Statement & Statutory accounts T: 0800 048 0509 E: info@galloperwindfarm.com Map