Wind farm cables

Global cable industry player Nexans has won a contract worth some €100m to design, manufacture and supply the high voltage subsea power export cables that will connect the London Array wind farm to the UK grid.

The wind farm is being installed on a 233 km2 site located some 20 km off the UK coast in the Thames Estuary. The contract comprises the design, manufacture and supply of four 150 kV XLPE submarine power cables to be laid in parallel, each 53 to 54km in length.