Swedish electricity producer Vattenfall AB has begun work on a £800m Thanet offshore wind farm, off England’s north Kent coast.
The 100 turbine wind farm will provide electricity to power around 240,000 homes.
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The project will also create around 200 local jobs, according to Vattenfall.
After completion, the Thanet offshore wind farm will cover 13.5 square miles off the county’s coast.
State-owned Vattenfall currently has operations in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the UK, Poland and Sweden.
