Machair offshore wind farm

Machair is a 2,000 MW offshore wind farm with 144 turbines in Scottish waters. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 25 June 2026, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 13 July 2026. REPD gives no grid reference for it. As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.

Data: REPD July 2026 extract · calculated 7 November 2026 · Methodology and sources

Consent timeline

Project details

Technology

offshore wind farm

Capacity

2,000 MW

Turbines

144

Status (REPD)

application submitted

Record last updated

13 July 2026

Operator or applicant

Scottish Power Renewables

Consenting authority (REPD)

Marine Scotland

Application reference

not recorded

REPD reference

13428

Who decides

As an offshore wind farm in Scottish waters, it is consented by Scottish Ministers; REPD names Marine Scotland as the consenting authority.

All offshore wind farms in UK waters

Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database can lag behind consent decisions.