French cabling contractor Nexans will supply the export cable for Parkwind’s 219MW Northwester 2 wind farm under development some 52km off the coast of Ostend in the Belgian North Sea.

Nexans will design, manufacture and test the submarine power cable for the offshore wind farm which will feature 23 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines – the first commercial deployment of the new machine.

The export cable will bring renewable power from Northwester 2 to the Belgian transmission system operator Elia-owned offshore switch yard platform, connecting to the modular offshore grid that will bring power from future arrays to the mainland.

The three-core high voltage alternating current cable with XLPE insulation, rated at 220kV, will be supplied by Nexans in one length.

The submarine cable is to be manufactured in early 2019 at Nexans facility in Halden, Norway, while the associated accessories will be delivered by Nexans plant located at Cortaillod, Switzerland.

“Building on the expertise and know-how demonstrated in previous projects, notably Northwind and Belwind, our goal is to deliver a state-of-the-art cable for Parkwind’s latest wind farm, further ensuring the reliability of the offshore grid,” said Vincent Dessale, Nexans senior executive president subsea and land systems business group.

The Northwester 2 wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2020.

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Nexans to supply cable to Parkwind’s 219MW Northwester 2