Prysmian has finalised three contracts with German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion totalling €5bn for two offshore grid connection systems.
The contracts for BalWin1, BalWin2 and the underground cable project DC34, which is now added to Prysmian’s order backlog, follow the selection of Prysmian as preferred bidder in August 2023.
This package deal is the largest in value and in km of cable ever awarded to Prysmian.
It includes, in aggregate, approximately 4400 km of ±525 kV HVDC cables and DMR (Dedicated Metallic Return) cables, of which around 3400 km consists of land cables and 1000 km comprises submarine cables.
“The three contracts with Amprion are an important milestone for Prysmian as they underline once again the trusting cooperation between the two companies.
“Contracts like the ones with Prysmian are essential in order to achieve our offshore expansion targets.
“For us, this is a major step towards project success,” said Hendrik Neumann, CTO of Amprion.
The three projects are part of Germany’s overall plan to install 70GW of offshore wind energy by 2045 and will support the transmission of the energy generated in the North Sea to consumers in the Western and Southern regions of the country.
BalWin1 and BalWin2 each will transmit up to 2GW of offshore wind energy, produced in areas 9 and 10 of the German North Sea, to the grid connection points, thus supporting the energy transition in the industrial heart of Germany.
In addition, DC34 – as part of the Rhein-Main-Link – will connect the substation in Lower Saxony to a second substation in the federal state of Hesse to transmit up to 2GW of wind energy to consumers in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area.