Construction outfit Taylor Woodrow has been chosen to deliver civil engineering works for the onshore substation for the 960MW East Anglia 2 offshore wind project.
The contract’s scope will include highway improvement works as well as landscaping and screening.
The onshore substation works for ScottishPower Renwables’ East Anglia 2 will commence in 2025.
The offshore wind farm, off Suffolk, will come into operation in 2028.
It is expected to support around 80 jobs during the duration of the contract.
The Taylor Woodrow contract is the latest in a series of supply chain announcements from ScottishPower Renewables on the back of its Allocation Round 6 auction success in September.
This includes a turbine supply contract worth more than £1bn, which will see blades for the windfarm’s 64 turbines manufactured in Hull.
Ross Ovens, ScottishPower Renewables’ managing director for offshore, said: “Taylor Woodrow has an outstanding reputation and successful track record of delivering vital infrastructure projects like this.
“It’s fantastic to welcome them on board and have them join our East Anglia supply chain family to support our onshore substation works.”
Phil Skegg, managing director of Taylor Woodrow, said: “Being part of the ScottishPower Renewables supply chain family is a great reward for our own team and builds on the successful work being done with other partners to provide vital infrastructure for the UK.
“As a business it is excellent to be partnering with an organisation with such vision and I know our people are excited to be part of what will be a prestigious development.”
