McDermott has started to build 980MW BorWin6 HVDC offshore grid connection project for Tennet, the operator of Electric power transmission, in Germany. The start of construction marks the first steel cutting ceremony held at McDermott Jebel Ali Manufacturing Plant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The 235 km BorWin6 project will transmit power from the offshore converter station BorWin kappa to the onshore converter station located in Bitter, Shilesuige Holstein, through underground cables using low loss DC technology.

Vaseem Khan, Senior Vice President of McDermott Land, said that we have successfully delivered the project from the HVDC Center of Excellence in The Hague and are expected to begin the construction of this important offshore power grid connection project. In the next stage, we will leverage our strategically located manufacturing facility to drive outstanding execution while maintaining our industry-leading safety record.

In November 2022, TenneT awarded the offshore and onshore converter station contracts for the BorWin6 project to a consortium composed of McDermott, Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute, and C-EPRI Power Engineering.

According to the contract, McDermott is responsible for the converter station, while GEIRI/C-EPRI will focus on electrical engineering. McDermott also provides engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning services for the HVDC offshore converter platform located offshore in Germany.

BorWin6 project is the fifth project of Tennet on Borkum coast. This project will adopt the ultra High-voltage direct current technology, following BorWin1, BorWin2, BorWin3 and BorWin5 projects. The offshore grid connection project is planned to be put into operation in 2027. In addition to Dubai, McDermott will also be manufactured at another shipyard in Batam, Indonesia. Recently, McDermott obtained another EPCIC contract from Tennet for two 2GW HVDC grid connection systems offshore in Germany.Editor/XingWentao