Seaway 7 confirms Zhong Neng cable installation contract

China Steel Power Corp Ltd is a joint venture company between China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

The award, first announced on 16 July 2020, is now confirmed with the project developers reaching final investment decision.

Seaway 7’s project scope includes 29 inner array grid cables and four landfall export cables of 66 kV, totalling around 196 km in length.

In addition to the submarine cable installation work, Seaway 7 will also undertake submarine cable route surveys, perform horizontal directional drilling activities, and execute post-lay trenching, termination, jointing and testing services.

Offshore installation activities are expected to commence in 2023.

The Zhong Neng offshore windfarm is approximately 13 km off Changhua County on the west coast of Taiwan.

The windfarm will have a capacity of approximately 300 MW, consisting of 31 Vestas 9.6-MW wind turbines.