Prysmian Group, a leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the German-Dutch transmission system operator, TenneT, to provide nearshore and offshore cable inspection, maintenance and repair services for TenneT’s HVDC and HVAC submarine power cables in the North Sea.
The agreement will be fulfilled in partnership with N-Sea, a Dutch integrated subsea solutions service provider, specialising in survey; IMR and construction; subsea cable repair and installation; and UXO identification and disposal.
Already a leader in submarine HV cable systems, Prysmian is steadily strengthening its portfolio to cover the entire project lifecycle, also through tailored solutions providing its customers with inspection, maintenance and repair services. IMR solutions are becoming a core element of Prysmian’s lifecycle management strategy with a view to reducing asset downtime, improving the reliability of the systems and optimising the total cost of ownership.
This new agreement, which will apply to all the already operational cable links, has a term of three years with an option for an additional extension. It will cover approximately 4,000 km of TenneT’s submarine cable systems located in the German and Dutch North Sea.
This agreement is the latest of a series of contracts granted by TenneT, which has recently awarded Prysmian the two grid connection projects IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 to support the Dutch Routekaart 2030 plans to reduce net GHG emissions and achieve the Netherlands’ carbon neutrality targets.
