Dutch subsea power cable installer VBMS has been awarded a contract by Dong Energy for the installation of 87 inter-array cables for the Walney extension offshore wind farm in the UK.
The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, a pre-lay grapnel run, cable transport, cable installation & trenching.
The project will be executed by VBMS’ in-house owned and operated cable-laying vessels and trenching tools.
The Walney extension will have a maximum capacity of 660 MW and is located approximately 19km off the west coast of England.
VBMS installed the export and inter-array cables for the 367.2MW Walney 1 & 2 offshore wind farms between 2009 and 2011.
VBMS replaces CT Offshore on the Walney contract after the latter’s parent company A2Sea decided to focus on installing foundations and turbines.
Image: Walney offshore wind farm (Dong)
