# Burnham hails £12bn offshore wind investment ahead of climate summit

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- The Guardian, 2026-11-11 09:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/11/burnham-offshore-wind-investment-norfolk-climate-summit-cop31-jackdaw-gasfield

> The UK government announced a £12bn investment by Germany’s RWE and US private equity firm KKR in the Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore windfarms off Norfolk, alongside £1bn from the National Wealth Fund. Burnham called it a vote of confidence in building in Britain. Construction is due to start early next year, with power expected by 2030.