Continuon

Continuon, described as the local grid operator, was responsible for arranging the grid connection for Offshore Windpark Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ). This scope included coordinating the practical grid interface arrangements required to connect the offshore wind farm to the Dutch electricity network, supporting the transfer of generated power from the offshore site to onshore substations and onward distribution. In addition to the grid connection arrangements, Continuon managed permits associated with cable installation and the integration of the connection into the national electricity system. This positioned Continuon at the intersection of permitting and technical grid integration, ensuring that the required authorisations and approvals for the cable connection works were in place and that the connection complied with the applicable network requirements. This role primarily sat in the development-to-construction transition, underpinning the project’s ability to export electricity to shore and operate as a grid-connected asset. The source describes Continuon’s responsibilities at a programme level rather than as an EPCI contractor, so no physical supply quantities were explicitly attributable to Continuon from the provided material.