Turnkey Contract for Anma Offshore Wind Power Project Demonstrates Comprehensive Competitiveness
Secures Entire Process from Subsea Cable Design to Construction
LS Cable & System has secured a large-scale offshore wind power project worth 180 billion KRW. By signing a turnkey contract covering all processes from subsea cable design to construction, the company has demonstrated its comprehensive competitiveness.
On August 4, LS Cable & System announced that it had signed a turnkey contract to supply inter-array subsea cables for the Anma Offshore Wind Power project, the largest offshore wind power development in Korea. The contract amount is approximately 181.6 billion KRW, and the contract period runs until the end of 2028.
Palos, the submarine cable laying vessel (CLV) of LS Cable & System deployed in the domestic offshore wind power project. LS Cable & System
The Anma Offshore Wind Power project involves constructing an offshore wind farm with a generation capacity of 532MW (megawatts) in the western sea area of Anmagundo, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do. The total area of the wind farm will reach 83.9 million square meters. Once completed, the wind farm will be capable of generating 1,400GWh of electricity annually, enough to supply power to 1.4 million people per year.
LS Cable & System will perform the entire process of designing, manufacturing, transporting, and installing the inter-array subsea cables within the offshore wind farm on a turnkey basis. Inter-array subsea cables connect wind turbines to each other and link wind turbines to offshore substations. As the size of the wind farm increases, the supply scale also expands; the total length of inter-array subsea cables to be supplied by LS Cable & System will exceed 100 kilometers.
The company plans to manufacture the subsea cables at its Dangjin Subsea Cable Plant 1, which was fully completed in June, and will deploy Korea’s only cable-laying vessel (CLV), PALOS, for cable transportation and installation.
Prior to this contract, LS Cable & System participated in major domestic offshore wind power projects such as the Yeonggwang Nakwol Offshore Wind Power and Southwest Offshore Wind Power projects. The company has accumulated technological expertise and project execution capabilities in the subsea cable sector. In particular, the PALOS vessel was deployed for the subsea cable installation at the Yeonggwang Nakwol Offshore Wind Power project, proving the CLV’s performance tailored to the West Coast sea area.
An official from LS Cable & System stated, “Based on the competitiveness we have continuously built in subsea cables since 2009, we are quickly achieving results in the domestic offshore wind power sector.” The official added, “By continuously strengthening our turnkey capabilities, we aim to contribute to the stabilization of supply chains for the expanding domestic offshore wind power projects and the ‘West Coast Energy Expressway,’ while also actively participating in the growing global offshore wind power sector in Europe and Asia to enhance our export competitiveness.”
LS Cable & System is strengthening its production infrastructure and construction capabilities to respond to increasing domestic and international demand for subsea cables. The company plans to produce both internal and external network cables for offshore wind power at its Subsea Plant 1 in Dangjin-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. On July 16, the company decided to invest in Subsea Plant 2, which will be capable of producing 640kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and 400kV high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) cables, with construction scheduled to begin within the year. Subsea Plant 2 is expected to be operational in 2027.
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