The Saipem has been selected for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 54 steel foundation jackets for an equivalent number of wind turbines with a capacity of around 8MW each, 2 steel foundation jackets for the offshore electrical substations and the transportation and installation of the relevant topsides. These jackets will be manufactured partly at a Saipem owned yard and partly in fabrication facilities located in Scotland. The jackets will be placed on piles at depths ranging from 40 to 60 meters.
Offshore installation activities will be carried out by the crane vessel Saipem 7000, which has a consolidated track record of operations in the North Sea.
Saipem has been also awarded a contract to supply of material and fabrication of 32 foundation jackets for an equivalent number of wind turbine generators for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project off the coast of Miaoli County, Taiwan. The Formosa 2 offshore wind project is being developed by a partnership between Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Swancor Renewable Energy, The wind farm is scheduled to start its construction phase in 2020.
The two contracts have a total value of approximately EUR750 million(US$826.36 million), representing more than 15% of the E&C Offshore Division order intake year-to-date, thus consolidating Saipem position as a global solution provider to the extended energy sector.
