Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), by way of its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract for its first offshore substation high-voltage direct present (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore wind venture within the Netherlands.
The Malaysian contractor confirmed the award from Petrofac on 29 November and mentioned the OSS HVDC platform consists of a topside and jacket for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha venture.
The subcontract scope consists of development engineering, fabrication, mechanical completion, load out and sea fastening, and architectual works on engineering, procurement, and development (EPC) foundation.
The offshore substation platform will comprise a topside, weighing roughly 30,000 tonnes (together with tools) , and a jacket, weighing about 10,000 tonnes, mentioned MHB.
As well as, the events will even collaborate in direction of the opportunity of fabrication works for 2 further offshore substation models of comparable dimension.
“Gearing up for fabrication works, MHB will likely be increasing additional the reactivation of MMHE East yard which will likely be utilised alongside MMHE West yard in delivering this venture,” mentioned Pandai Othman, Managing Director and Chief Government Officer of MHB.
Previous to the subcontract, MMHE and Petrofac had entered into an early works settlement again in July 2023, wherein MMHE has begun the preparatory works and deployment of key personnel for design and constructability assist in keeping with Petrofac’s focused supply of the offshore substation for TenneT’s 2 GW programme within the Netherlands.
“We’re actually honoured to assist TenneT’s 2GW Programme with our consumer, Petrofac, whom we want to specific our gratitude for entrusting us with this monumental venture,” mentioned Othman.
“This represents a big achievement for MHB on two fronts that now we have been diligently pursuing – venturing into the renewable power sector and establishing our presence internationally.”
Within the first quarter of 2024, the Netherlands will grant two offshore wind improvement permits, one for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha website and one for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha Beta website, every of which might home roughly 2 GW of put in offshore wind capability.
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