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Montrose Port: Operations & Maintenance Base for Inch Cape

Inch Cape has chosen Montrose as the base for both its offshore construction and for the future operations and maintenance (O&M) of the project, which will comprise 72 turbines sited 15 kilometres off the Angus coast.

The wind farm, owned in an equal joint-venture by Red Rock Renewables and ESB, will create both direct and indirect employment and economic activity throughout its lifetime, including an investment of more than £5 million in the new O&M base and at least 50 long-term skilled local jobs.

Inch Cape reached a key milestone in January 2025 with the announcement that the project had achieved financial close, officially moving it into the offshore construction phase. The construction team will establish its local team in spring 2025 as offshore activity ramps up. Initial work on the O&M base will also begin in 2025 with the start of construction of offices and a warehouse at Montrose’s South Quay. In addition, a dedicated pontoon for crew transfer vessels will be constructed and dockside cranes and a communications mast will be installed.

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Construction begins 2025

As the selected offshore construction base location and future operations and maintenance base for the offshore wind farm, we are excited to see construction on the base begin in 2025.

The Inch Cape O&M base at Montrose will support up to 56 direct, full-time equivalent, long-term jobs including turbine technicians, asset managers and office staff.

We are proud to be able to champion Montrose and our wider Angus region as a stronghold for green energy by welcoming Inch Cape to our growing offshore wind portfolio and to see the job creation that the project brings to Montrose.

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