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# The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Dogger Bank A) Order 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 27
Electricity
The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Dogger Bank A) Order 2025
Made
9th January2025
Laid before Parliament
15th January 2025
Coming into force
10th February 2025
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) and (6)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989.
The Secretary of State has given notice of the proposal to make this Order in accordance with section 5(2) and (3) of that Act and has consulted with the Scottish Ministers, and has considered any representations made.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Dogger Bank A) Order 2025 and comes into force on 10th February 2025.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

## 2 Exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989 {#article-2}

(1) The Secretary of State grants exemption from section 4(1)(b) of the Electricity Act 1989 (prohibition on unlicensed transmission of electricity for supply) to Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 1 Projco Limited in respect of transmission taking place over the transmission system connected to the Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm.
(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) applies for the period beginning with 10th February 2025 and ending with the earlier of—
(a) the day after the day on which the transmission system connected to Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm is transferred to a successful bidder;
(b) 18th December 2026.
(3) In this article—
“Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm” means the generating station located approximately 100 kilometres from the shore, in the North Sea and off the Yorkshire coast, its coordinates at its central point being Latitude 54° 46.995 and Longitude 1° 51.268;
“Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 1 Projco Limited” means Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 1 Projco Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 07791991.