ScottishPower Renewables, part of Spain’s Iberdrola, has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning contract for work on the East Anglia Two offshore substation and jacket foundation to HSM Offshore Energy.
HSM will deliver the 5,100-tonne offshore high-voltage substation and its 3,700-tonne jacket foundation for the wind farm off the coast of Suffolk.
Initial engineering work for the green energy project got underway in the summer of 2024 under an early work agreement. Construction is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the jacket ready for installation in the third quarter of 2027 and the topside in late 2027.
The East Anglia Two offshore wind farm will be located in the southern North Sea approximately 33 km from the Suffolk coast at its nearest point off Southwold and 37 km to Lowestoft.
The project is anticipated to have an operational capacity of up to 960MW, which is enough to power the equivalent of around 950,000 homes. The total investment in the project is around £4bn ($5.1bn).
East Anglia Two is an extension of the East Anglia One project in which Octopus Energy acquired a 10% stake last week.
In other related news, French civil engineering construction company Eiffage has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of HSM Offshore Energy through its subsidiary Smulders.
