Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable Installation
Lifecycle Stages:
Construction
Cable Specifications:
TypeHVAC
Purposeexport
Voltage150 kV
Route Length54.7 km
Source text:
Planned offshore installation of subsea power cables for London Array, including the 150-kV export cables between the offshore substations and the Cleve Hill onshore grid connection.
Contract Details
Award Date:21 Dec 2009
Client:
London Array Ltd
Description
Global Marine Systems Limited was named, alongside Visser & Smit Marine Contracting, as a contractor awarded the subsea cable installation contract for the London Array project. The role covered the offshore installation of both the high-voltage export cables supplied by Nexans and the inter-array cables, implying responsibility for laying and protecting the export cable system that now forms the London Array OFTO transmission asset. These works were part of the construction-phase subsea cable installation. However, a later announcement from Visser & Smit noted that the intended cooperation between the two companies had been put on hold, so the exact execution status of Global Marine Systems’ scope is not fully clear from the available information.