Equinor and Polenergia-owned companies have awarded Smulders construction contracts for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea.
Smulders will design, procure and build both offshore substations, including the jacket foundations. Smulders, under a consortium with Sif, has a contract to manufacture the 100 transition pieces.
Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3, each with a planned installed capacity of 720 MW, will be situated in the Polish exclusive economic zone of the Baltic Sea, respectively 36 km and 22 km from the Polish coast.
The nearest landfall will be close to Ustka.
Smulders will perform engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the substation topsides and the jackets, aside from the HV and MV systems (to be performed by a subcontractor of Equinor).
Engineering/construction will take place at Smulders’ production facilities in Belgium, with final assembly of the topsides executed at the company’s yard in Vlissingen in the southern Netherlands.
Smulders and Sif will collaborate on the fabrication for the transition pieces, including shop design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning.
Sif will manufacture the primary steel tubulars, including flanges, in Roermond, the Netherlands, while Smulders will manage the secondary steel scope (to be produced at its facilities in Poland), along with the coating, electrical system and testing and commissioning.
Final assembly will take place at the company’s yard in Hoboken, Belgium.
