29 August 2025: The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, announced today that consent has been granted for the Morgan Generation Offshore Wind Farm.
- Located in the Irish Sea, Morgan has a potential generating capacity of 1.5GW of clean energy once operational — enough to power the equivalent of around 1.5 million UK homes each year.
- Developed by JERA Nex bp and EnBW, Morgan Generation is the second project from the UK’s Round 4 leasing round to receive consent, and one of the fastest offshore wind farms in the UK to progress from lease award to approval.
Sarah Pirie, Programme Director, EnBW said “Securing the Development Consent Order is a significant achievement and a critical step toward delivering this transformative project to the UK. It provides the certainty we need to move into the next phase with our supply chain and key stakeholders who have supported us to date and represents a major step forward in delivering the kind of low-carbon infrastructure the UK urgently needs.”
Mark Hudson, Programme Director, JERA Nex bp said “This marks a major milestone, building on the success of our Mona Offshore Wind Farm, bringing us closer to delivering another potential 1.5GW of low-carbon energy to homes and businesses throughout the UK. Securing this approval is a crucial step forward to supporting the country’s transition to secure, cleaner, more sustainable energy sources.”
Full details on the decision can be viewed at the Planning Inspectorate website: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/north-west/morgan-offshore-wind-project-generation-assets/
The Morgan Transmission Project, which will supply the infrastructure needed to transfer power from offshore turbines to the UK grid, is currently in the examination phase. A decision on development consent is anticipated in 2026.
In addition to Morgan, JERA Nex bp and EnBW are also progressing two other offshore wind developments in the UK: the Mona Offshore Wind Project in the Irish Sea and the Morven Offshore Wind Project in the North Sea.
Further information:
JERA Nex bp press office
EnBW Central Press Office
+49 721 63255550
Notes to editors
About JERA Nex bp
JERA Nex bp is a purpose-built offshore wind company committed to unlocking the power of offshore wind by developing high-quality, competitive projects. A 50:50 joint venture between JERA Co. and bp, JERA Nex bp is an end-to-end developer, owner and operator with more than fifteen years of experience in operating offshore wind projects.
Headquartered in London, with offices across Europe, Asia, US and Australasia, JERA Nex bp has a portfolio of operational and development projects across nine countries, and draws on a rich heritage of pioneering offshore wind in Asia Pacific and the North Sea.
Find more information here: www.jnbp.com
About EnBW
EnBW (Energie Baden-Württemberg) is one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe and supplies electricity, gas, water and energy solutions and services to around 5.5 million customers with a workforce of more than 28,000. It is committed to expanding renewable energy generation, including in the UK, developing transmission grids for electricity and establishing the production and distribution of hydrogen. On its pathway to becoming climate neutral by 2035, EnBW plans to invest up to €50bn by the end of the decade, by which time 80% of our generation portfolio will be made up of renewable energy.
EnBW has been planning, building and operating offshore wind farms in Germany and Europe for over 15 years. We invested early, built up expertise, and secured a competitive position in the European offshore market as an integrated energy company. It currently operates four offshore wind farms with around one gigawatt of generating capacity and are constructing Germany’s largest and first subsidy-free offshore wind farm, He Dreiht, which will double its offshore portfolio.
Find more information here: www.enbw.com
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