📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of BorWin4 Offshore Grid Connection in the North Sea off the coast of Lower Saxony.
Description:
The planning approval was granted by the Lower Saxony State Authority for Road and Transport and concerns a 34-km (21.13mi) section in the territorial sea, drilling and cable installation from the coast to the 12 sea-mile limit. Amprion will use the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) method to make 12 holes in the officially determined period between mid-July and end-September. The first four holes will be made this summer, marking the start of construction works on the BorWin4 links.
The project will connect offshore wind parks in the North Sea and are due to become operational in 2029. It include the installation of 60 km and 125 km of underwater cables as well as 155 km of underground cables from the North Sea coast to the substation in the town of Lingen, Lower Saxony, where they will be connected to the grid. The BorWin4 connection is meant to replace the Emsland nuclear power plant in the region which will be switched off at the end of 2022.
Previous Event:
January 2022-
German grid operator Amprion GmbH has completed the planning approval procedure for the BorWin4 offshore grid connections and plans to start construction works in the North Sea off the coast of Lower Saxony in the summer.
