Name of the Project
Borssele III/IV wind farms.
Location
The project is located 22 km off the coast of the Netherlands.
Client
Blauwwind Consortium, comprising Partners Group (45%), Shell (20%), Diamond Generating Europe (15%), Eneco Group (10%) and Van Oord (10%).
Project Description
The project will have a total installed capacity of 731.5 MW and power an estimated 800 000 homes a year. It will comprise seventy-seven 9.5 MW wind turbine generators, the largest wind turbines currently in production.
The project will include a 66 kV interarray cable grid, offshore substation and mainland grid connection, which will be provided by TenneT, the national electricity transmission system operator of the Netherlands.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Value
Capital expenditure for the construction phase is estimated at €1.3-billion, part of which will be funded through project finance.
Duration
The main construction work is due to start in the fourth quarter of 2019, with commercial production expected in early 2021.
Latest Developments
The project reached financial close in July 2018.
Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical adviser on the project and will now provide construction and operation monitoring services in an ongoing role.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Mott MacDonald (lenders’ technical adviser).
On Budget and on Time?
Too early state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Partners Group, Jenny Blinch, tel +44 207 575 2571 or email jenny.blinch@partnersgroup.com.
Shell, Wendel Broere, tel +31 70 377 8750 or email media-nl@shell.com.
Diamond Generating Europe, Yotaro Iwaki, tel +31 20 5041 590 or email yotaro.iwaki@dg-europe.com.
Eneco Group, Arie Spruit, tel +31 6 2187 9407 or email arie.spruit@eneco.com.
Van Oord, Robert de Bruin, tel +31 6 5344 0890 or email robert.debruin@vanoord.com.
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, Michael Morris, tel +45 2575 0427 or email mijmo@mhivestasoffshore.com.