Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable O&MInspection & Monitoring
Lifecycle Stages:
Operations & Maintenance
Cable Specifications:
TypeMVAC
Purposeexport
Voltage33 kV
Route Length9.8 km
Source text:
33 kV MVAC export cable system connecting the 49.5 MW Kentish Flats Extension array to landfall at Hampton Pier and onward to the existing onshore route to Red House Farm substation.
Contract Details
Client:
Vattenfall
Description
Hughes Subsea Services, part of OEG, provided subsea inspection services to Vattenfall covering cable infrastructure at the Kentish Flats, Kentish Flats Extension and Thanet offshore wind farms. For Kentish Flats Extension, the scope included general visual inspection and 3D photogrammetry of cable protection systems and cable-ends using a VALOR observation-class ROV. The work formed part of Vattenfall’s ongoing operations and maintenance programme to monitor the condition and integrity of the export and array cable systems and associated components.