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Italy’s Prysmian has signed a framework agreement with the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide submarine power cable links that will connect two offshore wind farms to the French transmission grid.
Under the contract, Prysmian will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of the power cable links for the Fos Project and the Narbonnaise Project, covering both submarine and land parts.
The two EPCI contracts are estimated at a potential value of approximately EUR 700 million.
The projects are subject to call-off by RTE and finalisation of the terms of the relevant EPCI contracts, which are expected to take place during the period 2026-2027. Delivery and commissioning are then scheduled for the period between 2031 and 2032.
Each project will consist of three high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) 225 kV three-core export cables with XLPE insulation, all equipped with synthetic armour.
The approximately 400 kilometres of land cables will be produced locally in Gron, France, while the around 240 kilometres of submarine cables will be manufactured at Prysmian’s centre of excellence in Arco Felice, Italy, and Pikkala, Finland.
Installation operation will be carried out using one of Prysmian’s proprietary cable-laying vessels. |
