The Gwynt y Môr wind farm is located approximately 15km off the North Coast of Wales.
The wind farm comprises 160 wind turbine generators and associated transmission assets. There are two offshore substation platforms.
The substations are connected onshore by four c.20km subsea export cables. The onshore cables, each 11km long, connect to the onshore substation at Bodelwyddan, near St. Asaph.
Location: North Wales
Consortium Partners: Balfour Beatty Investments, Equitix
Value: £352m
Offshore Platforms: 2
Produces: 576MW
Powers: around 400,000 homes per year
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The Consortium has engaged Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution ("BBPT&D") to provide the operations and maintenance services. BBPT&D is a leading UK supplier of power transmission and distribution networks to the international power supply industry. BBPT&D works in the UK and overseas on the design, maintenance and installation of extra high voltage transmission systems.
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