Jan De Nul Secures Taiwan Wind Power Cable Contract

Luxembourg-headquartered Jan De Nul Group has reported that it obtained a new contract for the transport of wind energy from sea to land in Taiwan.

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the installation of approximately 90 km of subsea high-voltage export cables. These cables are intended to bring wind energy produced at the Fengmiao I wind farm ashore. Fengmiao I is the eighth wind farm in Taiwan to which Jan De Nul Group contributes. The maritime services provider has participated in the construction of more than 60 offshore wind farms worldwide.

Fengmiao I has a capacity of 500 MW, providing power for about half a million households, and is part of the larger Fengmiao wind project. The latter is located about 35 km off the coast of Taichung and has a total capacity of 1,800 MW.

Jan De Nul Group will connect the Fengmiao I offshore substation to the onshore grid of Taiwan via two high-voltage AC cables. To do so, the company will deploy its cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh. Jan De Nul Group is responsible for transport and installation, including the protection of crossings with other cables. The cables are 45 km and 44 km long respectively and together weigh more than 8,000 tonnes.

Wouter Vermeersch, Manager Offshore Cables at Jan De Nul Group, commented: "The Fengmiao wind farm brings us another step closer to a world driven by renewable energy. Jan De Nul Group is a big believer in the energy transition and has the knowledge, skills and equipment to make that transition a reality. The two new XL cable-laying vessels we recently ordered prove that we are going all-out for green electricity."