Jan De Nul Group has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the installation of about 90-km of subsea high-voltage export cables. Those cables will bring wind energy generated at the Fengmiao I wind farm ashore.
Fengmiao I is the eighth wind farm in Taiwan that Jan De Nul Group is contributing to. Worldwide, the maritime constructor participated in the construction of over sixty offshore wind farms so far.
The Taiwanese wind farm has a capacity of 500 MW, providing power for about half a million households, and is part of the larger Fengmiao wind project. This is located approximately 35 km off the coast of Taichung and has a total capacity of 1800 MW.
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Willem de Vlamingh
Jan De Nul Group will connect the offshore substation of Fengmiao I to the onshore grid via two AC high-voltage cables. To do so, it will deploy its cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh. The company is responsible for transport and installation of the cables, including the protection of crossings with other cables. The cables have a length of 45 km and 44 km respectively and weigh more than 8000 tonnes altogether.
Picture: Jan De Nul Group deploys its cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh to install about 90km of subsea cable in Taiwan.
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