LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Orsted, RWE,
BP and Total are among the winners in England's
first major auction of offshore wind farm leases in more than a
decade, the country’s Crown Estate said on Monday.
Britain, already the world's largest offshore wind market,
plans to generate a third of its electricity from the technology
by 2030 as a part of efforts to reach its 2050 net zero carbon
emissions target.
A total of six projects, representing just under 8 gigawatts
of capacity were successful, which if built could provide enough
electricity to power about 7 million homes, the Crown Estate
said.
(Reporting by Susanna Twidale; Editing by Edmund Blair)
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