5 October 2012
We heard today that E.ON Climate and Renewables have chosen Newhaven Port as the
location for their operations and maintenance base for the proposed Rampion
Offshore Wind Farm in preference to Shoreham. Both ports had put bids into E.ON
to house the base which is needed to operate and maintain the wind farm once
built.
Peter Davies Development Director at
Shoreham Port said “Naturally we are disappointed that Shoreham hasn’t been
chosen as the location for the maintenance base for Rampion. We are a very busy
port with little spare room and it would have been a tight squeeze, but
nevertheless we made a bid to E.ON because of the jobs on offer and the likely
boost it would give to the local economy. We put in an exceptionally good bid
but Newhaven in the end could offer more space and flexibility. Fortunately, we
were not reliant on getting the E.ON business as the site is already in use and
we are exploring other opportunities to continue growing the port. We wish
Newhaven every success”.
