Amprion Offshore is the transmission system operator (TSO) responsible for these systems.
The consortium between Siemens Energy and Dragados Offshore was awarded a contract to build converter stations for BalWin1 and BalWin2 grid connections. Under the agreement, Dragados Offshore is responsible for the construction and offshore installation of the associated platforms.
The grid interconnection points for the 2 GW BalWin1 and the 2 GW BalWin2 will be located in Wehrendorf (southern Osnabrück region) and Westerkappeln (northern North Rhine-Westphalia), respectively.
The BalWin1 connection is around 360 kilometres long, about 155 kilometres of which will be under the sea. BalWin2 has a total route length of approximately 380 kilometres, of which around 165 kilometres are offshore.
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