Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF)

TKF secured a contract from Zeevonk (the Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners joint venture for IJmuiden Ver Beta) to deliver the inter-array cable package for Phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea. The scope covered the design and engineering, manufacturing, testing, and supply of the 66 kV inter-array cable system, as well as associated accessories and project management services. The contract related specifically to the turbine-to-turbine and turbine-to-platform park cabling within the wind farm array and supported the first 1 GW build-out targeted for commissioning by 2029. The supply comprised approximately 162 km of 66 kV inter-array cables to connect the wind turbines to the offshore collection and conversion infrastructure. TKF planned to manufacture the cables at its facility in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The cable design and materials specification emphasised lower-emission and circular content, including a bitumen-free cable design and the use of low-emission aluminium as well as recycled steel and recycled copper. The award also referenced Vattenfall and TKF’s earlier multi-year framework agreement for 66 kV inter-array cables covering Vattenfall’s fixed-bottom European offshore wind pipeline, under which the Zeevonk Phase 1 package was executed.