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Last turbine stands at Borssele 3&4

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 27/11/2020 MHI Vestas
The last of the 77 MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MHI Vestas) V164-9.5 MW turbines has now been installed at the Borssele 3&4 project site in the Dutch North Sea.

The final unit was secured on-site on Thursday 26th November. The final set of turbines will now undergo commissioning and testing in preparation for full power generation. Following full commissioning, MHI Vestas holds a 15 year service agreement to operate and maintain the
Borssele 3&4 project.

The project, which is situated 22 km off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands, is being developed by the Blauwwind consortium, consisting of Partners Group, Shell, Eneco, Diamond Generating Europe and Van Oord. With a 731.5 MW capacity, it is expected to supply enough clean renewable energy to power up to 2.3% of total Dutch electricity demand once commissioned.

“While installing turbines at Borssele III/IV, we have overcome a number of challenges arising from COVID,”
said Laurens van Pijkeren, MHI Vestas Project Director. “Not only have we needed to adjust our way of working on the installation vessel, but even the transport of technicians to the project has been an international challenge. Therefore, we are very pleased and proud to safely install all 77 V164 turbines on time and to now prepare for the full commissioning of this significant project for the Netherlands.”


In addition to challenges related to the global COVID pandemic, project construction at
Borssele 3&4 had also been impacted by adverse weather that has been significantly higher than what could have been statistically expected.

“Good project execution starts with great preparation and planning; the start date of turbine installation was picked in 2017 and happened precisely on that day in May this year. Overcoming many additional challenges in this extraordinary year required even more collaboration between all key parties, and led to a successful completion of the installation phase,”
says Roeland Borsboom, Project Director and CEO for Blauwwind. “A big thank you is well deserved, and when the commissioning is completed we will formally launch Full Operations. Blauwwind looks forward to the continued partnership with MHI Vestas in the operational life of the project.”


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