SCOTLAND - The Seagreen project will be Scotland's largest offshore wind farm and the world's deepest fixed bottom wind farm.

SSE Renewables has announced the first power generation from the Seagreen offshore wind farm, 27 km (16.8 miles) off the coast of Angus in Scotland.

According to SSE Renewables, the first turbine of a total of 114 was commissioned and connected to the grid in the early hours of Monday morning. The 1,075 MW wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2023.

According to the company, the Seagreen project will be Scotland's largest offshore wind farm and the world's deepest fixed bottom wind farm with its deepest foundation due to be installed at 59 meters (36.7 miles) below sea level in December.

"Seagreen has achieved a number of key milestones to date, but to see this turbine turning in the North Sea and to have reached first power safely, is a fantastic achievement for everyone connected to the project. The project has already brought benefits to the local community, the UK supply chain and, once completed, Seagreen will make a significant contribution to Scotland and the UK's ambitious renewable energy targets," said Paul Cooley, Director of Global Offshore Wind for SSE Renewables.

When fully operational, the site should produce around 5 terawatt hours (TWh) of renewable electricity per year, enough to power the equivalent of 1.6 million households.

Source: SSE Renewables