On the 4th, UK Energy Secretary Miliband approved the construction of the 'Mona Offshore Wind Farm', the largest offshore wind farm project in the Irish Sea.
Once completed, the project is expected to provide clean, domestic electricity to more than one million UK households, further advancing the UK's goal of becoming a 'clean energy superpower'. Related data is based on UK household electricity consumption statistics and 2024 offshore wind capacity factor calculations; actual power generation will be affected by site-specific conditions.
The UK government stated that the project is also an important component of the Labour government's clean energy plan in its first year in office. Prior to the Mona Project, newly approved clean energy projects already had a total generation capacity sufficient to meet the electricity needs of nearly two million households. The addition of the Mona Project will further strengthen this achievement.
The project developer, BP, pointed out that the Mona Wind Farm will create thousands of jobs, including engineers and operations and maintenance personnel during the construction phase, helping to revive the UK manufacturing industry and aligning with the government's 'change agenda' to promote employment. According to industry forecasts, by 2030, the UK offshore wind sector is expected to support a total of 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Miliband emphasized that since Labour took office last year, it has continued to advance the 'clean energy revolution' by supporting offshore wind, solar, and nuclear projects, reducing dependence on external energy sources, with the core goal of 'permanently lowering energy bills'.