Lincs OFTO

Offshore GridOperationalGB270 MW132 kV60 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Lincs OFTO, TC Lincs OFTO Limited, Lincs offshore transmission assets, Lincs offshore transmission link

Status:Operational

Capacity:270 MW

Transmission Model:Developer Build & Transfer

Owners:

International Public Partnerships(100%)

Project Company:

TC Lincs OFTO Limited

Type:offshore grid

Expected Life:20 years

Website:www.transmissioncapital.com

Description:

Lincs OFTO is the offshore HVAC transmission link that connects the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm to the onshore 400 kV National Grid at Walpole substation in Norfolk. The transmission system was constructed under the UK OFTO tender process (Tender Round 2) and comprises an offshore substation/platform and associated...

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Route

	Greater Wash	Norfolk
Landfall	N/A	Guys Head, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Grid Connection	—	Walpole 400 kV substation

Greater Wash

Landfall:N/A

Grid:—

Norfolk

Landfall:Guys Head, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Grid:Walpole 400 kV substation

Financial

£307.728M€483.7M adj.€29.86k/MW-km

www.ofgem.gov.uk (Nov 2014)

CAPEX:£307.728M

Adjusted to 2025¹:€483.7M

Cost Intensity¹:€29.86k per MW-km

Estimate Date:Nov 2014

Source:www.ofgem.gov.uk

Notes:

OFTO final transfer value determined by Ofgem cost assessment — transfer of Lincs offshore transmission assets (includes offshore platform/substation, two 132 kV export cables and onshore substation) to TC Lincs...

¹ Cost inflated in local currency then converted to euros (where applicable).

Cable Specifications

Lincs 132 kV export cable system

Guys Head, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

2 × 132 kV HVAC · copper 630 mm² · 60 km

System:2 × 132 kV HVAC

Construction:copper · 630 mm²

Route length:60 km(48 subsea · 12 land)

Fibre optic:

Project documentation (Developer Investment Memorandum / Technical Assessment) states that optical fibres for the Lincs export connection are provided separately to the onshore export cable rather than as an integrated...

Collector Stations

Offshore Platform (GB)

Lincs Offshore Platform (Lincs wind farm, ~8 km off Skegness), United Kingdom

270 MW 132 kV · offshore

Rating:270 MW · 132 kV

Location:offshore

Walpole substation

Walpole, Norfolk, United Kingdom

270 MW 400 kV · onshore

Rating:270 MW · 400 kV

Location:onshore