Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has won a contract from France’s transmission system operator RTE to supply and install the export cables for two floating wind farms.
In partnership with Hellenic Cables, Jan De Nul is responsible for designing, manufacturing, installing and protecting three HVAC 225 kV cable systems spanning around 150 km. The Belgian firm will also embed the cables in the seabed.
In addition to the subsea cables, Hellenic Cables will also supply 240 km of onshore cables. Delivery of the subsea cables is expected between 2028 and 2030.
The cables will transport power created by France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, with a total installed capacity of 750 MW, from the offshore substation to shore.
“This current frame agreement will result in an EPCI contract to support two floating wind farm developments. RTE is the third transmission system operator in our portfolio, along with TenneT and Elia,” said Wouter Vermeersch, manager of offshore cables at Jan De Nul.
As part of its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, France has set ambitious offshore wind power targets, aiming for up to 45GW of installed capacity by 2050, including both fixed and floating offshore systems.
