Enshore Subsea, a UK-headquartered leader in subsea engineering and cable installation, has been awarded the export cable installation contract for the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm projects.
Inch Cape will have two 85 kilometre, 220kV, 3 phase export cables which, based on their diameter and weight, are amongst the largest export cables in the world. Each cable will be delivered in three sections and will require offshore field joints.
During the project Enshore Subsea will be responsible for the export cable installation including transfer from port to site, lay and burial, support during jointing and deployment of the cable protection system.
Enshore Subsea will also be responsible for all pull-in operations and installation of the export cables, into both the transition joint bay (TJB) at Cockenzie, East Lothian, and the offshore substation located off the Angus coastline.
Pierre Boyde, Enshore Subsea Managing Director, said: “Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm is a significant project for the UK, and we are proud that we can play our part. We are looking forward to working with the Inch Cape team and other partners to bring the development to life.”
The project, which is located 15 to 22km off the Angus coastline, will see Enshore Subsea begin offshore works in summer 2025. Cable laying will be carried out using the CMOS Installer cable lay vessel. The cable will be buried using assets from Enshore Subsea’s fleet of subsea trenchers.
John Hill, Inch Cape Project Director said: “We are delighted to have UK-based Enshore Subsea signed to carry out the installation of our two 85-km export cables. The landfall construction site is now being prepared in readiness for the first cable’s arrival later this year.”
At almost 1.1 gigawatts, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm is in water depths ranging from 40 to 59m, and will be made up of 72 wind turbine generators, each standing up to 274 metres tall.
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm project follows Enshore Subsea’s inter-array trenching contract for an offshore wind farm located off the east coast of the United States, and Enshore’s ongoing EPCI project in Senegal.
