Ørsted contracts Van Oord for cable installation of 752 MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands
Van Oord has announced that it has been awarded the contract for cable installation works at the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm. The wind farm has a capacity of 752 MW and will be located 23km off the coast of Zeeland, the Netherlands. It is owned by Ørsted.
Van Oord is responsible for the transportation, installation and burial of the 94 inter array cables with a total length of 167 km. Van Oord will deploy its dedicated cable-laying vessel Nexus for the installation of the cables. Brand-new trencher Dig-It will bury the cables to the required depth of 2m.
Construction is scheduled to commence in 2020. Upon completion, Borssele I & II will supply enough renewable energy to meet the needs of approximately one million households each year.
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