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NKT wins Hornsea 3 contract to power up millions of UK homes

By: Chloe Emanuel 31/03/2023 NKT

Cables General Windfarms

NKT has been awarded a supply contract for the delivery of the high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable system to the Hornsea 3 project which is being developed by Ørsted. For NKT, the final order has an estimated contract value of approximately 500 million euros in market prices (approximately 400 million euros in std. metal prices).

The contract will comprise the design, manufacturing, jointing and termination of the export power cable system for Hornsea 3, which will include two circuits with a route length of approximately 170 km 320 kV DC offshore cable, 50 km 320 kV DC onshore cable as well as four circuits for 1.5 km route of 400 kV AC onshore cable. The DC system will connect the wind turbines with the substation while the AC cables will connect the substation to the national grid.

NKT President and CEO, Alexander Kara says: "In Q2 2022, we completed the power cable system for Hornsea 2 and we are proud to continue our long-term collaboration with Ørsted on Hornsea 3. It is a testament to our shared commitment of delivering more offshore wind energy to the United Kingdom thereby contributing to the green transition of the countries’ power supply."

Subject to Ørsted taking a final investment decision, Hornsea 3 will be located in the North Sea, approximately 160 km off the Yorkshire coast. When Hornsea 3 comes online the combined capacity of Hornsea 1, 2 and 3 will be in excess of 5 GW, making it one of the world’s largest offshore wind zones and capable of covering the power consumption of approximately five million UK homes.

Hornsea 3 alone will be capable of producing enough low-cost, renewable electricity to power millions of UK homes, making a significant contribution to the UK Government’s ambition of having 50 GW offshore wind in operation by 2030. NKT will produce the power cables at the high-voltage factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, and plan to complete the project in 2027. The contract does not change the 2023 financial outlook for NKT.

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