The Dutch subsea cable specialist WIND has secured a contract to provide cable transfers and cable storage for offshore spare export cables for TenneT. 

Under the framework agreement, WIND’s scope of work includes, supply of cable storage equipment, execution of cable transfers and management and storage of spare export cables.

The first cable for Hollandse Kust Noord will arrive with WIND before the end of the second quarter this year. For the foreseeable future, further spare cables will be stored at WIND’s cable storage and repair yard in Velsen Noord, Netherlands.

WIND CEO, Tom Nooij appreciates the confidence TenneT has placed in WIND, “This framework agreement cements our partnership with TenneT for the coming years. Their trust allows us to guarantee the flexibility in cable requirements they need to continue vastly developing the offshore wind farm landscape in Europe.”