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A consortium formed by Jan De Nul and LS Cable and System has been awarded a contract to supply, install, and test three 220kV alternating current cables. These subsea cables will transmit renewable energy from the Princess Elisabeth artificial energy island to the Belgian high-voltage onshore grid.
The energy island is currently being constructed by a Jan De Nul joint venture. It is located just off the Belgian coast and is an electricity hub that bundles both the cables of the second offshore wind zone in Belgium (the Princess Elisabeth Zone) with future cable connections to other European North Sea countries such as the UK and Denmark.
The island, located some 45 kilometres offshore, will be built on concrete caissons filled with sand and will house almost exclusively transmission infrastructure. The total capacity of the artificial energy island will be sufficient to power about 3.5 million Belgian households with green electricity.
The contract includes all works for three 220kV high-voltage cables with a combined length of 165 kilometres. The partners are responsible for the entire process: from design and engineering, through production and transportation, to installation and testing. The installation will take place in 2028.
