Plans for major green energy hub in Harwich approved

Plans for a major new green energy hub based in Harwich have been given the go ahead.

Harwich International Port has tonight (Tuesday, 14 May) been granted permission by Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Planning Committee to use the planned Bathside Bay Container Terminal (BBCT) platform as a green energy hub for a temporary period of 15 years.

The hub is designed to increase port capabilities to accommodate the rapidly growing offshore energy sector, aligning with the government’s ambitions of installing 50 Giga Watt of offshore wind generating capacity by 2030. Read more at https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/news/plans-for-major-green-energy-hub-in-harwich-approved