Belgium Launches Tenders for 3.5-GW Offshore Grid Connection

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Belgian transmission system operator Elia (Brussels) has issued a contract notice covering the delivery of a submarine cable system for the Modular Offshore Grid II (MOG II) grid connection system in the North Sea. The tender remains open until July 27.

The MOG II project includes the construction of a new offshore grid infrastructure to connect new wind farms with a capacity of as much as 3.5 gigawatts (GW) in the Princess Elisabeth zone. The zone itself consists of three separate areas-Noordhinder Noord, Noordhinder Zuid and Fairybank. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power project and plant databases can click here for a list of detailed project reports and click here for the plant profiles.

The scope of the contract covers the project management, design, engineering, construction, supply, installation, burial, handling and commissioning of a 220-kilovolt (kV) submarine cable system for the MOG II grid connection from the beach landfall to an offshore substation in the Princess Elisabeth windfarm zone.

Click on the image at right for a map of the first offshore wind energy zone and the Princess Elisabeth Zone.

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