Eiffage Métal has awarded Sif the order for the delivery of 80 monopiles and the primary steel for 80 transition pieces (77 KTon steel) for the 480MW Saint- Nazaire offshore wind farm in France.
Sif’s scope comprises manufacturing of the monopiles, storage at their facility in the port of Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and delivery in 2020-2021 and the delivery of the primary steel for the transition pieces to Smulders Hoboken (Belgium). The Saint- Nazaire wind farm is situated 12-20 kilometers offshore in 12 to 25 meters water depth. Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture of EDF Renewables and Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge, will realise the project. It is the very first offshore wind farm project to be built in France, the commissioning of which is expected by end of 2022.