Prysmian has been awarded new contracts worth in total of around €1.1bn ($1.17bn) by 50Hertz, a transmission grid operator in Germany. The projects are part of Germany’s overall goal to reach a cumulative installed capacity of 70 GW by 2045 for offshore wind and to transfer the energy generated in the North Sea to consumers in the eastern and southern regions of Germany.
Under the deal, Prysmian will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the two turnkey projects NOR-11-1 and DC31 with an overall cable length of around 1,000 km. With a power transmission capacity of 2 GW, NOR-11-1 is a 525 kV HVDC submarine project utilising submarine cable plus underground cable along the route that is planned to connect the offshore windfarm area N-11-1 to the German grid in the Heide/West area. The second project, the DC31 is a 525 kV HVDC underground cable project and is planned to transmit power from the Heide/West area to Klein Rogahn.
Submarine power cables will be produced in Pikkala, Finland, and Arco Felice, Italy and the submarine fibre cables will be manufactured in Nordenham, Germany. The underground power cables covering both the DC31 and the underground part of the NOR-11-1 project will be produced in France.
In addition, Prysmian has been awarded as the primary supplier for another lot, which consists of a framework provision allowing 50Hertz to contract future 525 kV offshore and/or onshore projects with a cable core length volume of up to 2,700 km within an agreed period.
Prysmian will leverage its fleet of cable laying vessels to perform the marine installation operations, including the laying and burial of offshore cables.
“This long-term contract will consolidate Prysmian’s relationship with 50Hertz and confirms Group’s commitment to assisting our key customers during the whole life of cable systems” stated Detlev Waimann, chief commercial officer of Prysmian Power Link, Prysmian Group.
