RTE installs the first submarine cable for the Fécamp wind farm
Posted on 27 / 09 / 2021 lemarin
The installation of the first submarine connection cable for the Hautes Falaises wind farm, off the coast of Fécamp, began on September 26 at the entrance to the Norman port. It is the second installed in France and the first in the region.
The operations to bury this first of the two 225 volt cables, which will connect the electrical substation at sea to the land network, should last between three and four weeks, indicates in its press release RTE, in charge of the connection. The cable will be buried 000 meter deep and 1 km long by the cable company Cable Enterprise, from the Italian group Prysmian, a service provider chosen by the operator of the French electricity network. The second cable will be installed before the end of the year.
The commissioning of this park, which will consist of 71 wind turbines with a unit capacity of 7 MW, is scheduled for 2023. The delivery and laying of the offshore foundations, currently under construction in Le Havre on the Bougainville quay, is announced. for summer 2022.
The “Cable Enterprise” arrived off Fécamp on Sunday, September 26, with the two connecting electric cables on board. (Photo: RTE)
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