Fécamp Export

Offshore GridOperationalFR497 MW225 kV50 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Fécamp export cable, Fécamp grid connection, RTE Fécamp 225 kV export

Status:Operational

Capacity:497 MW

Transmission Model:TSO Build & Own

Owners:

Réseau de Transport d'Électricité (RTE)(100%)

Project Company:

Réseau de Transport d'Électricité (RTE)

Type:offshore grid

Website:www.rte-france.com

Description:

Fécamp Export is the transmission connection that links the 497 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm to the French onshore grid. The connection is an HVAC export system comprising two 225 kV export circuits. The subsea section runs approximately 18 km from the offshore substation/park area to the landfall in the...

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System Topology

Export

React Flow

Route

	English Channel (La Manche)	Seine-Maritime
Landfall	N/A	Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France
Grid Connection	—	Sainneville-sur-Seine substation

English Channel (La Manche)

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

Seine-Maritime

Landfall:Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France

Grid:Sainneville-sur-Seine substation

Cable Specifications

Fécamp export cable system (2×225 kV)

Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France

2 × 225 kV HVAC · 2000 mm² · XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene) · 50 km

System:2 × 225 kV HVAC

Construction:2000 mm²

Insulation:XLPE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

Route length:50 km(18 subsea · 32 land)

Burial depth:

For the Fécamp export links RTE and project reporting indicate the submarine export circuits were installed into ducts/ trenches and ensouillés (buried) along the c.18 km offshore route where seabed...

Collector Stations

Offshore Platform (FR)

Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm (offshore substation), France

497 MW 225 kV · offshore

Rating:497 MW · 225 kV

Location:offshore

Sainneville-sur-Seine substation

Sainneville-sur-Seine, France

497 MW 225 kV · onshore

Rating:497 MW · 225 kV

Location:onshore