Ørsted divests 24.5% stake in West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat

DJ Ørsted divests 24.5% stake in West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat

Ørsted A/S (Orsted) 
Ørsted divests 24.5% stake in West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat 
01-May-2025 / 08:00 CET/CEST 
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1.5.2025 08:00:01 CEST | Ørsted A/S | Investor News 
Ørsted has completed a farm-down for a 24.5% stake in West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm to funds managed by 
Schroders Greencoat. 
The value of the transaction is GBP 456.1 million (approx. DKK 4 billion) on a debt-free basis. The transaction closed 
on 30 April 2025. 
Located approximately 14 km off the UK west coast, West of Duddon Sands has been operating since 2014 and has a 
capacity of 389 MW. 
Schroders Greencoat is a leader in renewable infrastructure asset investments with a combined net generating capacity 
of over 7 GW and GBP 9.6 billion assets under management. This transaction builds on a strong collaboration between 
Ørsted and Schroders Greencoat who is also an existing partner on four Ørsted offshore wind farms Walney, Burbo Bank 
Extension, Hornsea 1, and Borkum Riffgrund 1. 
With this transaction, Ørsted continues to deliver on its partnership and divestment programme as part of securing a 
robust capital structure, diversifying risk, and recycling capital. 
Ørsted will retain a 25.5%, pro-rata consolidated interest in West of Duddon Sands and will remain the operator under 
the existing operations and maintenance agreement. 
Based on a self-funded business plan, Ørsted is executing a more than 8 GW offshore wind construction programme, which 
will almost double the company's installed offshore wind capacity and solidify Ørsted's position as the global leader 
in offshore wind. 
Trond Westlie, Group CFO of Ørsted, said: "Farm-downs and partnerships are an integral part of Ørsted's business model, 
and we're pleased to expand our partnership with Schroders Greencoat, who has a proven track record in managing 
renewable energy infrastructure assets and is a highly valued partner to Ørsted. With today's announcement we continue 
to deliver on our farm-down programme with a transaction that meets our strategic objectives for partnerships and 
divestments in terms of value creation, risk diversification, and capital recycling." 
As the leading offshore wind developer in the UK, Ørsted currently operates more than 5 GW of offshore wind capacity 
and has an additional 5 GW under construction or in development, including the Hornsea 3 and Hornsea 4 projects, both 
of which have secured CfDs. Globally, Ørsted has installed 18.5 GW renewable energy across offshore wind, onshore wind, 
solar PV, and battery storage, and has another more than 8 GW under construction. 
Ørsted Global Media Relations 
Tom Christiansen 
[phone] 
[e-mail] 
Investor Relations 
Rasmus Keglberg Hærvig 
[phone] 
[e-mail] 
About Ørsted 
The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and 
onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants. Ørsted is recognised on the CDP 
Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action and was the first energy company in the world to have its 
science-based net-zero emissions target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Headquartered in 
Denmark, Ørsted employs approx. 8,300 people. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2024, the 
group's revenue was DKK 71.0 billion (EUR 9.5 billion). Visit orsted.com or follow us. 
Attachments 
 . Investor News West of Duddon Sands.pdf 
News Source: Ørsted A/S 
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