Prysmian Group has been awarded by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, operator of transmission grids in Germany a new contract worth approximately up to € 730 million (including options for grid connections in value of approximately € 250 million) to design, produce and install the power cable systems for the offshore wind park cluster West of Adlergrund in the German Baltic Sea.
The West of Adlergrund connection projects will involve the design, supply and installation of multiple high voltage submarine cable systems between planned Offshore Wind Parks, approximately 40 km north-east of the island of Ruegen, to the Lubmin substation in North East Germany (and consequently with the mainland electricity grid) along a route of approximately 90 km (submarine) and 3 km (land). The production and installation of the West of Adlergrund cable systems will start in 2015.
