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DELAYED +3mo (Apr 2026): Delayed from 2026-03-01 — original delay target set by projections agent on 2026-04-10 from Aug 2025 RTE bulletin was already past the current date at the time of delay. No April 2026 source has been found confirming site preparation has started. Conservative new target aligned with INELFE's published 'Marine cable installation Q2 2026 - Q3 2027' window. Source: inelfe.eu/en/projects/bay-biscay schedule table (Spain 'Marine cable installation works: Q2 2026 to Q3 2027' + France 'Work at sea: Q4 2025 to Q2 2027'). DELAYED +5mo (Apr 2026): Offshore site preparation was initially aligned with Inelfe’s "work at sea" window starting in Q4 2025, leading to a projected date of 2025-10-01. RTE’s August 2025 Golfe de Gascogne project bulletin updates this, stating that offshore works (including cable-laying at the landfalls) will start in March 2026. As site preparation is part of the same offshore campaign, its practical start is likewise shifted to early 2026, so this milestone is delayed to March 2026 (month-level precision). DELAYED +9mo (Apr 2026): Inelfe’s official project schedule for the Biscay Gulf/Bay of Biscay interconnection (updated works page) states that "work at sea" for the project will run from the 4th quarter of 2025 to the 2nd quarter of 2027. This encompasses offshore route preparation contracted to Prysmian/Next Geosolutions. The previously assumed start of offshore site preparation in early 2025 (2025-01-01) is therefore inconsistent with the developer’s own timetable. Adjusting the start of offshore site preparation to Q4 2025, aligned with the planned start of work at sea. --- Prysmian awarded Next Geosolutions a contract to perform offshore route preparation for the Bay of Biscay HVDC interconnection between Spain and France, with operations scheduled between 2025 and 2027. NextGeo will execute seabed preparation works including boulder removal, pre‑lay grapnel runs, installation of protective mattresses, and pre‑lay surveys ahead of Prysmian’s cable installation campaign.