The first offshore export cable has been successfully installed at the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant milestone in the project’s construction phase off the east coast of Scotland.
The 220-kilovolt (kV), three-phase export cable, stretching 85 kilometres, was installed in three 28-kilometre sections by Enshore Subsea using the CMOS Installer cable-laying vessel operating from the Port of Blyth.
Once operational, the cable will carry electricity from the 1.1-gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to the project’s new onshore substation currently under construction at Cockenzie, East Lothian.
The installation required two offshore joints, which were completed with the assistance of the vessel North Sea Giant. The cable will soon be buried beneath the seabed to ensure protection and stability.
The 2000mm² cable, manufactured by Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables
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