SSE has formally signed a Contract for Difference (CfD) with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) for Berwick Bank Phase B, following the successful conclusion of the UK Government's Allocation Round 7 (AR7).
AR7 and AR7a saw LCCC sign a record-breaking 211 CfDs, enabling 14.7GW of new renewable electricity generation across Great Britain including a CfD for the second phase of SSE's 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm.
Located in the outer Firth of Forth around 38km east of the Scottish Borders coastline, Berwick Bank Wind Farm is targeting the delivery of 4.1GW of offshore wind capacity in total across three roughly equal phases.
SSE Renewables successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Berwick Bank B in AR7 in January. This contract marks the only successful CfD award to a Scottish fixed-bottom offshore wind project in the latest auction round and follows the decision by the Scottish Government in July 2025 to grant a consent order for the full project's offshore wind farm array.
Berwick Bank B is being progressed towards a final investment decision in line with SSE's hurdle rates and investment criteria, expected in 2027.
If built to its full potential capacity, Berwick Bank could become the world's largest offshore wind farm on completion and would make a significant contribution to the UK's Clean Power 2030 ambitions and Scotland's offshore wind targets. The full scale of Berwick Bank makes delivery of the project critical to boosting Scotland's renewable capacity by nearly 25%, to delivering value to consumers from lower priced offshore wind, and to meeting the UK's clean power mission. The project could also inject around £8 billion into the UK economy and support over 9,000 UK jobs, driving growth alongside decarbonisation.
Dan Sadler, Director of Scheme Delivery at the Low Carbon Contracts Company, said:
"Allocation Round 7 demonstrates the continued strength of the Contracts for Difference scheme in delivering low-carbon power and insulating consumers from volatile fossil fuel markets.
"LCCC's role is to provide certainty and stability over the long term, and we are proud to act as a reliable counterparty for these contracts, supporting projects from signature through to operation and beyond. These contracts will act as a price stability mechanism over the next 15 to 20 years, helping to protect consumers from external shocks."
Steve Wilson, Director of Offshore Development and Construction at SSE Renewables, said:
"We're delighted to formally sign the CfD for Berwick Bank Phase B following its success in Allocation Round 7. Signing the contract with the Low Carbon Contracts Company moves us another step closer to delivering 1.4GW of secure, affordable and home-grown low-carbon power for UK consumers at a competitive price.
"Berwick Bank will make the single biggest contribution of any Scottish project towards achieving Scotland's and the UK's offshore wind ambitions and Clean Power 2030 targets."
