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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose

Giant windfarm off Norfolk coast halted due to spiralling costs

Wind turbines from Vattenfall are seen in the North Sea
The finished Norfolk Boreas windfarm is designed to power the equivalent of 1.5m British homes. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

The government’s green energy ambitions have been dealt a blow after plans for a giant offshore windfarm off the Norfolk coast ground to a halt due to spiralling supply chain costs and rising interest rates.

The Swedish energy giant Vattenfall said it would stop work on the multibillion-pound Norfolk Boreas windfarm, designed to power the equivalent of 1.5m British homes, because it was no longer profitable.

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