OFTO Tender Round 7
Resources, guidance and details for OFTO Tender Round 7
OFTO Tender Round 7 started in November 2020. Tender Round 7 enabled prospective bidders to compete to own one or more of the offshore transmission assets associated with:
- Moray East
- Triton Knoll
Launch event
On Friday 20 November 2020, we held an online launch event for OFTO Tender Round 7.
Tender Round 7 publications
The following publications relate to the tender and award process for Tender Round 8:
- Generic Licence and Guidance for TR7
- Tender Process Guidance Document for TR7
- Generic Preliminary Information Memorandum for TR7
- Notice under the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licenses) Regulations 2015
- Tender Round 7 (TR7) Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) Stage Shortlist Notice
- Enhanced Pre-Qualification Document for Tender Round 7 (TR7)
- Next Steps for Participation in the Tender Round 7 (TR7) Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) Stage
- Outcome of the aggregation exercise for Offshore Transmission Tender Round 7 (TR7)
Offshore transmission assets
Moray East
OFTO transmission assets value: £0.72bn
Current status: licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 900 MW
Developed by: Diamond Green Limited (33.4%), Moray Offshore Renewable Power Limited (33.3%), Delphis Holdings Limited (23.3%) and China Three Gorges Limited (10%)
Operator: Ocean Winds
Publications relating to Moray East:
- Cost assessment for transmission assets
- Notice of confirmation of determination to grant the licence
- Approval of statement of the basis of transmission owner charges
- Approval of market rate revenue adjustment methodology statement
Triton Knoll
OFTO transmission assets value: £0.58bn
Current status: licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 857 MW
Developed by: RWE Renewables (59%), J-Power (25%) and Kansai (16%)
Operator: Triton Knoll OFTO Limited
Publications relating to Moray East:
- Cost assessment for transmission assets
- Notice of confirmation of determination to grant the licence
- Notice of reasons for the modification of the offshore transmission licence
- Approval of statement of the basis of transmission owner charges
- Approval of market rate revenue adjustment methodology statement
- Notice of Preferred Bidder status
- Draft cost assessment for transmission assets