New cable contract to bring wind power ashore in Taiwan

Jan De Nul Group deploys its cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh to install about 90km of subsea cable in Taiwan.
We signed a preferred supplier agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the installation of about 90km of subsea high-voltage export cables. Those cables will bring wind energy generated at the Fengmiao I wind farm ashore. Fengmiao I is the eighth wind farm in Taiwan where we are contributing to. Worldwide, we've participated in the construction of over 60 offshore wind farms.

Fengmiao I has a capacity of 500MW, providing power for about half a million households, and is part of the larger Fengmiao wind project. This is located 35km off the coast of Taichung and has a total capacity of 1,800MW. Jan De Nul Group will connect the offshore substation of Fengmiao I to the onshore grid of Taiwan via two AC high-voltage cables. To do so, we will deploy our cable-laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh. We will be responsible for transport and installation of the cables, including the protection of crossings with other cables. The cables have a length of 45km and 44km respectively and weigh more than eight thousand tonnes altogether.  

Wouter Vermeersch

Manager Offshore Cables at Jan De Nul Group

“The Fengmiao wind farm brings us another step closer to a world driven by renewable energy. Jan De Nul Group is a big believer in the energy transition and has the knowledge, skills and equipment to make that transition a reality. The two new XL cable-laying vessels we recently ordered prove that we are going all-out for green electricity."

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Offshore
Energy transition