Wind Energy – EPCI Nederwiek
Alongside partner, Hitachi Energy, Petrofac today announced the award of a second project under a US$14 billion, multi-year Framework Agreement with TenneT.
This second contract is for Nederwiek 1, a Dutch transmission station which forms part of TenneT’s landmark 2 Gigawatt (2GW) Programme.
The project is to be executed as a standalone project, with Petrofac’s portion of the second contract valued at around US$1.4 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Petrofac will undertake the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of offshore platforms and elements of the onshore converter stations while Hitachi Energy, as global technology partner, will supply its HVDC converter stations, which convert AC to DC power offshore and DC to AC onshore.
Since Petrofac announced the framework agreement in January, the company has been collaborating closely with Hitachi Energy on preparatory works, reserving production capacity for multiple platforms and HVDC technology and initiating the detailed design process for the first platform awarded under the agreement, IJmuiden Ver Alpha.
