#Netherlands

Vattenfall has taken final investment decision for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 proceeding with the construction of what will be the largest offshore wind farm.

Construction on a new National Grid substation is completed, though work around the station will continue through the next couple of months.

The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside has sailed out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea, TenneT said.

The substation destined for the Seastar offshore wind concession completed its trip from Engie Fabricom’s construction yard in Belgium, to the Netherlands.

In a recent letter to the Dutch parliament, Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said he plans to privatize or sell off a stake in TenneT.

Drydocks World has signed a contract with Petrofac and end-client TenneT to build a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) transformer station topside.

TenneT has awarded Petrofac work on the Beta high voltage alternate current substation platform in the North Sea for the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm.

Netherlands: ABB Power Grids has confirmed a deal to build a substation for the 357 MW Zeewolde repowering project in the Netherlands.

TenneT is to build 2 GW converter stations and install cables with the same capacity in an effort to reduce their number and the costs.

Germany, Niestetal: The new substation at the Sandershäuser mountain in Niestetal, Germany is taking shape, with the large power transformer from the Netherlands delivered to the site.

The Netherlands, Breukelen: Tennet has successfully complete the second part of the transformer transport to its new Breukelen Kortrijk substation.

The Netherlands: The Dutch government-owned electrical grid TenneT has announced its plan to invest €22 billion ($24.25 billion) in new onshore and offshore electricity infrastructure in the coming decade.

The Netherlands, Arnhem: TenneT, the Netherlands national electricity transmission system operator has signed framework agreements for the future supply of power transformers and Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) for the Dutch offshore power grid.

United Kingdom: Marine service provider, Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS) and specialist shipping firm Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd. (Robert Wynn) have been working on a complex charter to deliver transformers from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Hunterston on the West Coast of Scotland.