Substation Supplier Selected

On 30 June 2022, the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm advanced its electrical infrastructure delivery by awarding a major contract for the supply and construction of its onshore and offshore substations to Siemens Energy and Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, as recorded on NSTA’s Energy Pathfinder platform. The award is listed under the project’s awarded contracts, with Inch Cape Offshore as the operator/developer and Siemens Energy and Iemants named jointly as contractors. The scope is described as the “Supply and build of Inch Cape's onshore and offshore substations,” classified under Fabrication, confirming that this is a full delivery and build package rather than an early-stage or preferred-supplier arrangement. The entry also specifies the award date as 30 June 2022, indicating that the decision has already been taken and is not a future or conditional milestone. This contract underpins a critical element of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape project’s transmission chain, which includes a single offshore substation and a new onshore substation on the East Lothian coast to connect power into the national transmission network. By selecting Siemens Energy and Iemants for both onshore and offshore substations in a single package, the project consolidates key aspects of its electrical systems delivery with a defined set of Tier 1 suppliers, supporting coordinated engineering, fabrication, and construction activities as Inch Cape progresses through its offshore construction phase toward planned full operations in 2027.