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A joint venture between Statoil, Statkraft
and Masdar, Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm
Ltd, will invest approximately £1.5 billion in
an offshore wind farm generating enough
energy to power 410,000 homes every
year.
Aspartof theproject,Carillionwill undertake
all civil engineering and cable installation
activities, including crossing a number of
watercourses and strategic roads using
trenchless techniques. The project is the
longest onshore HV connection delivered
in the UK.
A new cable system will connect the
subsea cable, taking the power from the
offshore wind turbines, to a new National
Grid substation. The contract will involve
the design, supply and installation of
288km of 132kV cable and associated
jointing accessories.
The onshore cabling will begin later this
year, and is scheduledtobecommissioned
in 2016.
Graham Carr, MD of Carillion Network
Services, said: “We are delighted to have
been selected for this complex contract
to deliver the onshore cabling project
for the Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm. This
project builds on the excellent relationship
that Carillion has developed with Statoil
and Statkraft.”
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