Iberdrola installs substation for offshore wind farm in France

• 3 years ago (2022-07-12)
• David Flin

Europe 1167 Offshore wind 131 Transmission 236

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Spanish utility Iberdrola has installed a substation for its 500 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in Brittany, France. The substation is scheduled to become operational in 2023.

Once operational, the 3400 tonne substation will collect energy generated by the 62 offshore wind turbines installed at the Saint-Brieuc facility. Energy generated by the wind farm will be transmitted via 90 km of submarine cables, to be installed by Iberdrola.

The substation was built by a joint venture of Smulders and Equans . Smulders was responsible for the engineering and construction of the foundations and the substation; Equans carried out its assembly and will be responsible for its commissioning.

Emmanuel Rollin, Head of Offshore Business for Iberdrola France, said: “The department of Côtes d’Armor, led by the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, will be the leading contributor of renewable energy in Brittany, producing the equivalent of 9 per cent of the region’s total electricity consumption.”