Offshore staff
PARIS – Nexans has received the first order under the frame agreement to manufacture about 110 km (68 mi) of high voltage subsea cables to South Fork Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource.
The three-phase 138-kV high voltage alternative current (HVAC) subsea export cables will be integrated with two fiber-optic cables and transmit 132 MW of electricity to Long Island, New York.
The HVAC cables will be manufactured at the company’s subsea high voltage plant in Charleston, South Carolina.
Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC and Nexans signed the export cable framework agreement in December 2019. This provided the company the opportunity to supply up to 1,000 km (621 mi) of high voltage subsea cables in the US by 2027. This contract is the first project to be delivered under this agreement.
Located 35 mi (56 km) off the coast of Montauk Point, South Fork is New York’s first offshore wind farm. The 132-MW project is expected to power 70,000 homes annually.
Construction is expected to start this year.
01/12/2022
