Dong Energy has chosen Quanta Consultancy Services as one of four companies to help fulfill a 5-year skills-acquisition programme. Over the agreement period, Dong has anticipated the need for around 500 people – most of whom will be placed in roles around the UK.
“After a thorough tender process we are happy to award four companies with this framework agreement. We are sure Quanta Consultancy Service, along with the additional 3 other companies, will help DONG Energy to have the most skilled people working on the DONG Energy wind farms projects and also support DONG Energy’s strategy for reducing the cost of electricity from offshore wind farms,” said Lars Svendsen, Dong Energy Team Lead.
There are 24 offshore wind farms in the UK at present, with over 20 projects currently running to create more. The UK is considered to be one of the best locations in the world for wind power – already our combined offshore and onshore wind farms power the equivalent of around 6,500,000 homes.
Dong Energy, headquartered in Denmark, has more than 30 years’ experience in wind power – over 20 of which is in offshore wind farms. The company operates 7 UK offshore wind farms with a further four in development and one nearing the end of construction. They are the largest offshore wind provider in the UK.