Norwegian energy utilities Statoil and Statkraft have awarded further order to Siemens for the turnkey delivery of grid connection for their UK based Dudgeon offshore wind farm.
According to the terms of the new contract, the German conglomerate Siemens will be responsible for the entire power transmission system at the 402MW project.
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Siemens is expected to set up the grid connection by end of 2016 and will supply two transformer substations – one onshore and one offshore – for the project.
Siemens had already secured a EUR650m turbine delivery order for the offshore power plant, which is expected to power over 410,000 UK households on completion.
The installation of the wind turbines is expected to begin in early 2017, after the grid connection is in place.
Siemens Power Transmission Division, Transmission Solutions Business Unit CEO Tim Dawidowsky said: "This order marks a milestone for us. Dudgeon will be our tenth grid connection project using AC technology.
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By GlobalData"To date, we have installed nine connections using AC technology with a total transmission capacity of more than three gigawatts, transporting enough electricity to supply three million households with wind power.
"As a result, we have established ourselves as the clear market leader not only in offshore wind turbines but also in grid connections."
