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RWE and KKR commit £12 billion to build Vanguard offshore wind farms
Energy company RWE and investment firm KKR have announced a £12 billion investment and a final decision to build the Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore wind farms, the government said on 11 November. The farms are due to be running by 2030. They could supply the equivalent of around three million homes and will support more than 2,400 jobs in construction and operation.
Our readWith the money now committed, Vanguard West and East become firm work for the supply chain to bid for and deliver.
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