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N-Sea Group completes repairs at Gwynt y Môr

By: Tom Russell 06/09/2022 N-Sea Group

General Windfarms

N-Sea Group has completed a pre-emptive repair to one of four 132,000 volt export circuits owned and operated by the Gwynt y Môr OFTO, providing the export connection between the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm and the onshore UK transmission system.

The repoir on the circuit (SSEC3) was the second stage of a works that saw circa 7.5km of submarine cable replaced. The repair was executed with the Neptune NP459, a multi-purpose pontoon of 82.5 metres in length, a beam of 27 metres and a depth of six metres.

“We are very proud that we achieved this great milestone. We would like to thank our Client and the entire team involved in this great team effort to complete the project in a prudent, efficient and safe way.,” said Rick van Bruggen (Commercial Director Subsea Cables).

The 576 MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm was built in 2015 and is operated by RWE with partners Stadtwerke München and Macquarie Infrastructure and Green Investment Group. It is located off the coast of wales and consist of 160 Siemens wind turbines of 150 metres tip height above mean sea level.

Gwynt-y-Môr OFTO plc, a consortium of Balfour Beatty and Equitix, acquired the project's transmission assets in 2015 through the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime.

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