London Array wind farm off Kent with 630 MW is operational

The London Array offshore wind farm is located in the outer Thames Estuary (North Sea), about 20 km off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. It has an installed capacity of 630 MW from 175 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines; first power was generated in October 2012, full power was reached in April 2013, and it was officially inaugurated on 4 July 2013. It is operated by a consortium of RWE (formerly E.ON, 30%), Greencoat UK Wind, La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and Masdar (20%); construction costs were approximately £1.8 billion.