ESB appointed K2 Management to support them in acquiring a 50% stake in the 448 MW Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.
In ESB’s largest stake acquisition in a UK offshore project to date, K2M delivered full scope acquisition technical due diligence, supporting the transaction to financial close.
The scope included analysis of the project’s design, construction contracts and methodology as well as energy yield and cost assumptions and planned operation and maintenance strategy.
Neart Na Gaoithe, now jointly owned 50% by ESB and 50% by EDF Renewables UK, will begin construction in Q1 2020 with an expected operational date of Q1 2023.
