Prysmian has announced the successful completion of the export cable installation for the 30MW Gruissan/EolMed floating offshore wind farm project in France.
The firm signed a contract in 2021 with the French TSO RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité) for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of an export submarine power cable system.
Prysmian was responsible for the design, supply, installation, termination, testing, and commissioning of a 66 kV static three-core export submarine wire with EPR insulation for a total of 23km and a 66kV dynamic submarine export tail with EPR insulation connecting the onshore grid to the floating electrical hub of EolMed’s floating wind farm, which is currently under construction.
Chief operating officer for transmission at Prysmian Alberto Boffelli said: “With this project, which follows Provence Grand Large (PGL) floating offshore wind farm, Prysmian demonstrates once again its leading position in the market and the validity of its know-how and technologies in the development of submarine cables and systems to support smarter and greener power grids worldwide.”