A total of 46 community groups have been awarded funds from the first application round of the Rampion Community Benefit Fund.

All 116 wind turbines are now able to generate electricity and deliver power to the grid.

The new facility at East Quay, Newhaven will be home to the Rampion operations and maintenance team.

Rampion gives two Brighton community arts groups a free home to unleash their creativity.

Watch the latest video on the project - "The story of Rampion".

The UK south coast’s first offshore wind farm

When completed, Rampion Offshore Wind Farm will generate enough green electricity to power the equivalent of around 350,000 UK homes. This is equal to almost half of the homes in Sussex.

Now into the turbine commissioning and testing phase, the wind farm comprises 116 turbines on a 70 square kilometre site located between 13 and 20 kilometres off the Sussex coast in the English Channel.

The wind farm has started generating power, with first electricity delivered to the grid in November 2017. It will be completed and fully operational in 2018.

Rampion in your area

Visit our map to see the location of the turbines, electrical infrastructure and operations & maintenance base as well as other wind farm features.

Six years in the planning, construction of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm started in autumn 2015 with onshore cable route works.

Now under construction, the south coast’s first offshore wind farm.

Rampion is set to become a local landmark with links to communities throughout the south coast. Find out more about how Rampion has worked in the community so far.

Low fences have been constructed to protect newts and other wildlife by keeping them out of the construction site at the onshore substation, as well as along the cable route.