Eversendai Corporation Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, 21 July 2020 – Eversendai Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eversendai Corporation Berhad announced that it has successfully delivered the foundation jacket structure for the 700-MW high voltage alternating current offshore topside substation platform to Petrofac for Hollandse Kust Zuid (Alpha) Offshore Windfarm in Netherlands developed by TenneT.
The 1.4GW Hollandse Kust Zuid zone comprises of four offshore wind farms that will be connected to the HKZ Alpha and Beta substations. Covering an area of 235.8 km², the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) Wind Farm Zone (HKZ) is a designated wind farm zone located off the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland.
The scope of work for the project includes fabrication engineering, fabrication and construction of jacket, piles, as well as appurtenances which includes loadout and sea-fastening. This is the largest and heaviest 6-legged jacket fabricated and constructed by Eversendai Offshore to-date that weighs approximately 4,400 tonnes and is 39 meters in length, 20 meters in breadth and 45 meters in height.
Narish Nathan, Chief Executive Officer at Eversendai Offshore, said “This is a significant achievement for us in delivering our first European offshore wind renewable energy project taking into consideration all the operational restrictions and disruptions brought upon by the on-going pandemic. Additional precautionary measures were implemented to ensure the safety of our employees. The project delivery was in line with our core values of safety, and quality, positioning us to win more projects in the offshore wind renewable energy sector”.