ScottishPower Renewables has dished out a range of installation contracts for its major East Anglia Two offshore wind project.
Seaway7 received a deal to transport and install the project’s 64 inter-array cables. The work will be executed from the company’s Aberdeen office.
Offshore activities to install the cables are scheduled to begin in 2027.
Seaway 7 previously received a contract to install monopile foundations at East Anglia Three, part of the 4GW East Anglia hub of wind farms.
East Anglia Two will be located around 33km from the east coast of England in the Southern North Sea and will have a capacity of 960MW once completed.
The project received a contract for difference (CfD) in Allocation Round 6 in September 2024.
Seaway7 CEO Stuart Fitzgerald said: “This award builds upon our leading position in the UK and represents a significant contribution to the UK’s renewable target. With this project we also look forward to continuing our relationship with ScottishPower Renewables on our second East Anglia Hub project together, with East Anglia Three currently in execution.”
In addition, Cadeler signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables to transport and install East Anglia Two’s 64 turbines and foundations.
The company will deploy one of its newbuild A-class vessels along with an O-class vessel from its existing fleet when offshore works begin in 2027
Cadeler’s contract is estimated to be worth €360-382 million (£300-318m).
A ScottishPower Renewables spokesperson told Energy Voice the project was still on track to meet its local content targets.
In a statement, the spokesperson said: “Our ambition is to deliver more than 50% UK content over the lifetime of our East Anglia wind farms. To date, we’ve spent £2 billion with UK companies while developing, building and operating these windfarms and there will be more UK investment to come in the coming weeks, months and years as we bring these vital green projects to life.”
ScottishPower Renewables CEO Charlie Jordan added: “It’s great to confirm so much of our supply chain for East Anglia Two on the back of achieving our CfD and we look forward to building on the positive working relationship we already have with Seaway7 on East Anglia THREE.
“Getting our East Anglia Two supply chain in place through confirmed contracts like this means we’re ready to hit the ground – and water! – running and bring another gigawatt of clean, green energy to life, – making a real difference for people, places and planet for decades to come.”
UK Prime Minister recently hailed East Anglia Two as “an important project,” one that the UK would need “to replicate again and again” to reach its clean energy goals.
