The London Array wind farm is being developed by a consortium comprising three partners. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the Government has identified for offshore wind farm development

When fully operational, it would make a substantial contribution to the UK Government’s renewable energy target of providing 10% of the UK’s electricity from renewable sources by 2010. Based on the current schedule, it is expected that the project would represent nearly 10% of this target. It would also avoid the emission of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide over its life.