Belwind Export

Offshore GridOperational165 MW150 kV110 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Belwind export cable, Belwind grid connection, Belwind 150 kV export, Belwind Bligh Bank export cable

Status:Operational

Capacity:165 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Full

Owners:

Parkwind(41%)

Sumitomo Corporation(39%)

Meewind(20%)

Project Company:

Belwind NV

Type:offshore grid

Website:belwind.eu

Description:

Belwind Export is the HVAC export link that transmits generated power from the Belwind (Bligh Bank) Phase 1 offshore wind farm to the Belgian onshore grid. The system collects power at an Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) on Bligh Bank (infield at 33 kV), steps it up to 150 kV...

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System Topology

ExportInter Platform

React Flow

Route

	Belgian part of the North Sea	West Flanders
Landfall	N/A	Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium
Grid Connection	—	Blondeellaan substation (Elia), Zeebrugge

Belgian part of the North Sea

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

West Flanders

Landfall:Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium

Grid:Blondeellaan substation (Elia), Zeebrugge

Financial

€25M€33M adj.€1.82k/MW-km

www.windpowermonthly.com (Aug 2008)

CAPEX:€25M

Adjusted to 2025¹:€33M

Cost Intensity¹:€1.82k per MW-km

Estimate Date:Aug 2008

Source:www.windpowermonthly.com

Notes:

Elia provided €25 million towards the export cable as a connection subsidy/financing contribution. This figure is a subsidy contribution toward the Belwind export cable, not the total transmission (export cable...

¹ Cost inflated in local currency then converted to euros (where applicable).

Cable Specifications

Belwind — Blondeellaan export cable (150 kV)

Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium

1 × 150 kV HVAC · 165 MVA · 55 km

System:1 × 150 kV HVAC

Power rating:165 MVA

Route length:55 km(52 subsea · 3 land)

Burial depth:

The Belwind export subsea cable was installed with a nominal/target burial in the seabed of approximately 1–2 metres. Burial was achieved during the 2009–2010 installation campaign using ploughing/jetting techniques (including...

Belwind — Nobelwind 33 kV interlink

1 × 33 kV HVAC · 55 km

System:1 × 33 kV HVAC

Route length:55 km(52 subsea · 3 land)

Burial depth:

According to Belwind’s MUMM annual report, infield/on‑farm cables (including short inter‑platform links) were installed buried using jetting techniques; where cables cross other cables these crossings are arranged with protective mattresses...

Collector Stations

Belwind Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS)

Bligh Bank (Belwind OHVS), Belgium

165 MW 150 kV · offshore

Rating:165 MW · 150 kV

Location:offshore

Blondeellaan substation (Elia, Zeebrugge)

Blondeellaan substation (Elia), Zeebrugge, Belgium, Belgium

165 MW 150 kV · onshore

Rating:165 MW · 150 kV

Location:onshore