Hellenic Cables has been contracted by 50Hertz Offshore to deliver two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the Western Offshore Sub Station of the 927MW Gennaker offshore wind farm.
The project is located in the German Baltic Sea, utilising 220kV AC technology.
Hellenic Cables’ scope of works includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of two export cable systems.
These will connect a new onshore substation, located close to Gnewitz in Northern Germany, to the Western Offshore Sub Station of Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea.
The two export cable systems will include 80km of 220kV submarine and 210km of 220kV underground cables as well as related accessories and they are expected to be installed and delivered in 2027.
The value of the contract is approximately €450m.
The submarine cables will be manufactured at Hellenic Cables’ plant in Corinth, Greece, and the underground cables will be manufactured at Hellenic Cables plant in Thiva, Greece.