Innogy has appointed J Murphy & Sons as preferred supplier to install the 60km onshore cable route for the 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast in the UK.
Murphy will design and install the project’s onshore cable circuits from landfall near Anderby Creek to a new substation at Bicker Fen.
The company will set up a new project office close to the cable route, which it eventually expects to house over 100 staff.
Innogy said the civil engineering, specialist excavation and drilling works required will also attract a large UK-based workforce for the duration of the installation.
Triton Knoll project director James Cotter said: “This will be an unprecedented engineering challenge, where Triton Knoll and Murphy are pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology to deliver one of the longest ever underground cable installations linked to an offshore wind farm.
“We anticipate important opportunities for local businesses both in terms of traditional sub-contracted works and wider support services.”
Murphy chief executive Steve Hollingshead said: “This is one of the biggest power projects that Murphy will have worked on and it’s a real marker of the upward direction in which our business is going, as we continue to develop and grow.”
Innogy added that Triton Knoll is progressing towards a financial investment decision, which is likely in 2018 with full onshore construction starting shortly after.
Offshore construction is scheduled to start in 2020, with first power expected as early as the first quarter of 2021.
Image: reNEWS
Triton dishes out onshore wire job
J Murphy & Sons preferred supplier for underground cabling at 860MW project
By EBS