Eiffage subsidiary surpasses US$1bn in offshore wind contracts for 2024

An offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark in the Øresund between the North Sea and Baltic Sea. (Image: Adobe Stock)

The actual value of Eiffage’s eight active offshore wind contracts is more than $1.3 billion.

The two latest contracts are part of the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 wind farm developments off the coast of Poland in the Baltic Sea.

Smulders, through EPC contracts delivered by energy firms and developers Equinor and Polenergia, will construct the platforms and jacket foundations for the two site’s electric substations, for which the company will also be responsible to design, procure, manufacture, test and commission (excluding the electric systems).

Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 are two separate projects, each with an expected installed capacity of 720 MW, said Eiffage.

“Once operational, they will supply more than two million households with green energy,” the group added.

Eiffage said design studies for the two projects are in progress, which will predicate fabrication at Smulders’ production sites in Belgium. Final assembly of the platforms will take place in the Netherlands. Phased delivery of the two substations will take place between mid-2026 and mid-2027.

For the same two projects, Eiffage said a second contract was signed in consortium to manufacture “100 transition pieces.” The joint venture consists of Smulders and Sif, which specialises in producing offshore wind monopole foundations. The consortium will be responsible for manufacturing, procurement, testing and commissioning, said Eiffage.

Secondary steel will be manufactured at Smulders plants in Poland and final assembly will take place at the company’s site in Hoboken, Belgium.

Eiffage did not provide a value for the Bałtyk 2 and 3 contracts.