Crompton Greaves & partners win Euro 200 mn contract for wind power project in Germany

Crompton Greaves (CG), an Avantha Group company, along with other consortium partners Cofely Fabricom and lemants, has been awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation of HV offshore substation for the 400 MW Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH in Germany. The scope of work for CG includes the electrical engineering, grid compliance studies, HV/MV equipment supply, installation and commissioning.
 
The equipment will be installed at the 400 MW offshore substation for the Veja Mate wind farm located over 100 kilometers off the German coast in the North Sea. The project will be brought online before the end of 2017. The accumulated contract value on these offshore wind high voltage transmission scope projects, including Veja Mate represents, approximately Euro 200 million.
 
The 400 MW Veja Mate wind farm comprises of 67 wind turbines (6MW) and will be connected to the German high voltage grid via the BorWin2 converter platform. Veja Mate will produce enough electricity for over 280,000 households and reduce CO2 emissions by over 570,000 tons per year.
 
This project adds to the growing list of 12 offshore substations utilising CG high voltage AC (alternating current) solutions, with a total offshore wind generation capacity of nearly 3500 MW power.
 
Laurent Demortier, CEO and managing director, CG, said, “We are delighted that our experienced and dedicated offshore team has been selected by Veja Mate for their offshore wind farm. The project is in line with our renewable energy strategy. It provides yet another opportunity to utilise CG’s unique technology and expertise in wind offshore connection (HVAC) and to assist the German Government in further reducing carbon emissions and increasing the supply of green energy.”
 
Offshore wind is a major component of Europe’s target to harness 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Currently, 12 projects are under progress and once completed, they will increase the installed capacity by around 3 GW, bringing the cumulative capacity in Europe to nearly 11 GW, according to a EWEA 2014 report.