Seaway 7, part of the Subsea 7 Group, has signed a  letter  of  exclusivity, and is finalising a preferred bidder supply chain agreement, with ScottishPower Renewables for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project.

East  Anglia  THREE  is  located  approximately 70 kilometres from shore in the Southern  North  Sea  and  is  one  of  the  three  consented offshore wind farm developments that form the East Anglia Hub, planned by ScottishPower Renewables. East Anglia THREE will contribute approximately 1,400 MW of a potential 3,000 MW of renewable energy generation capacity at East Anglia Hub.

Seaway  7's scope of  work would  include the  transport and installation of 95 monopile  foundations, associated seabed preparation  and scour protection along with the engineering, supply and installation of the inner-array cables.

Execution of the scope would be led from Seaway 7's Aberdeen office. The project is  expected to commence in 2022 with  offshore work scheduled for 2024, subject to East Anglia THREE securing a final investment decision (FID) by ScottishPower Renewables.

The value of the contract will only be recognised  by Seaway 7 in the order backlog after FID and would represent a very large project(1) award.

Stuart  Fitzgerald, CEO Seaway 7, said: 
"We are pleased to support ScottishPower Renewables  to  progress  the  East  Anglia  THREE  project. Seaway 7 is looking forward  to bringing  over 10 years  of offshore  wind experience  to one of the world's largest offshore wind complexes, representing a significant contribution to the UK's renewable target."

(1) )Subsea 7 and Seaway 7 define a very large contract as being between USD 500 million and USD 750 million.

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