With the financial close of the Gemini project, nkt cables has now received a binding order worth approximately € 165 million for the delivery of more than 200 kilometres of 220 kV high voltage submarine cables and related accessories, all to be manufactured in Cologne, Germany.
The cables are to be delivered ready for installation starting early 2015 to the EPC contractor for the Gemini project, Van Oord. Additionally, nkt cables received the order for supply of the land cable portion of this project, consisting of 5 kilometres of 380 kV cables and around 30 kilometres of 220 kV, to complete the windfarms’ connection to the Dutch onshore high voltage grid.
