TenneT TSO GmbH Looking For AC Subsea Cable Supplier

Bayreuth-based TenneT TSO GmbH has, via DC-Netz BorWin3 GmbH, issued a tender for a supplier of an AC submarine cable to link an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea to the grid connection system.

The tender calls for manufacture, supply and installation of the subsea cable in the Cluster 8 of the German Exclusive Economic Zone, including compensation, fibre-optic cable, cable performance, etc.

The cable must be designed for a transmission capacity of 500 MW and a voltage level of approximately 155 kv, as well as for a connection to the electrical device of the respective offshore platform.

The duration of the project is 36 months, and the tender deadline is 9 March 2016. The applicants can submit their bids either in German or in English.

DC Netz BorWin3 GmbH is responsible for the construction, maintenance and management of the BorWin3 connection system that links a number of offshore wind farms located in the North Sea with the high-voltage grid of TenneT TSO GmbH.