RWE swoops for Vattenfall's 4.2GW Norfolk offshore wind portfolio in £963m deal

Stuart Stone
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German energy giant inks deal to continue development three 'massive' offshore wind farms, one of which had been paused by Vattenfall amid wider industry inflationary pressures

RWE is poised to snap up the rights to develop three major offshore wind projects off the coast of Norfolk comprising 4.2GW of planned capacity, after announcing a near-£1bn deal with Swedish state-owned...

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