Danish subsea services provider JD-Contractor has signed a framework agreement with compatriot Energinet.dk for contingency repairs of the transmission system operator’s subsea cables.
The agreement covers all Energinet.dk’s subsea assets in Denmark, including the transmission systems and the export cables for all Danish offshore wind farms.
The agreement covers the period from September 2016 to September 2021 with the possibility of extending the contract by further three years.
JD-Contractor and Energinet.dk have cooperated on cable repairs for the past two decades.
Per Lundby Andersen, Engineer – subsea cables, Energinet.dk said: “To minimize the potential downtime on our assets, it is important for Energinet.dk to have a professional and agile partner, who knows our type of assets, the environment around them and the urgency of restoring our grid connections as soon as possible in a well-planned, safe and efficient operation. JD-Contractor is such a partner and as the tender process has proven so is their competitiveness, so we look forward to continuing the cooperation with them, and to develop and improve our contingency plans for Energinet.dk subsea cables.”