RWE Innogy has selected the Port of Lowestoft as the base for the construction of its 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm.

The deal has been announced which it said “signifies a multi-million pound investment into the local economy” in terms of lease and port payments and the preparation of the facility ahead of it becoming the project’s offshore construction base.

Around 40 personnel will work from the OGN Group facility onsite over the two year construction period of the Round 2.5 project.

Galloper project director Toby Edmonds said: “The new base, with its excellent quay, office and laydown facilities will be a thriving hub of activity during the Galloper wind farm construction period.”

RWE made a final investment decision in October with the UK Green Investment Bank, Siemens Financial Services and Macquarie Capital each becoming 25% joint equity partners alongside the utility.

The Galloper team will mobilise onsite in March 2016 before moving onto the construction phase of the project in June 2016.

RWE said a final decision on the operations and maintenance base is expected to be made “in the coming months”.