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On 11 May 2026, Zeevonk (the Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners joint venture developing IJmuiden Ver Beta) awarded the Phase 1 inter-array cable contract to Dutch cable manufacturer TKF. The contract covers design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and supply of approximately 162 kilometres of 66 kV inter-array cables, including associated accessories and project management services, for the first 1 GW Phase 1 of the project. The cables will be manufactured at TKF's facility in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The award is executed under Vattenfall and TKF's 2023 multi-year framework agreement covering 66 kV inter-array cables for all fixed-bottom European offshore wind farms developed by Vattenfall.