EIFFAGE (EPA:FGR) - Eiffage and Sif win foundations contract for first two phases of Dogger Bank Wind Farm off the North East coast of England

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25/11/2020 18:23

Vélizy-Villacoublay, 25 November 2020
6:00 pm

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Eiffage and Sif win foundations contract for first two phases of Dogger Bank
Wind Farm off the North East coast of England

Eiffage, through Smulders (the Belgian subsidiary of Eiffage Métal), as part
of a consortium with Sif (Dutch company specialised in offshore foundations)
has been awarded the contract for the manufacturing and supply of monopiles and
transition pieces (approximately 260 kilotons steel) for first two phases of
the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project in England.

The contract is subject to financial close on the two phases, which is expected
soon.

The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor
will be located in the North Sea, more than 130 km off from the Yorkshire coast
of England. At 3.6 GW, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world,
and is being developed in three phases: Dogger Bank A, B and C.

The first two phases, Dogger Bank A and B, will require 190 foundations in
total. Each foundation comprises a monopile and a transition piece in water
depths varying from 18 to 63 meters.

For this contract, Smulders will manufacture the secondary steel of the
transition pieces, and will assemble, coat and test the fully equipped
transition pieces. Sif will manufacture and supply the monopiles and primary
steel for the transition pieces, and will insure the marshalling of all
foundation components.

Production in Smulders' facilities in Poland and Belgium will begin in May
2021. The assembly, which will be done at the Belgian Hoboken facility, is
scheduled to last approximately 10 months. The first phase, Dogger Bank A, is
expected to be operational in 2023.

Dogger Bank is the first offshore wind project in the UK to use a high voltage
direct current (HVDC) transmission system, and will be able to power more than
4.5 millions UK homes, approximately 5% of the UK's estimated electricity
generation.

About Eiffage
Eiffage is one of Europe's leading construction and concessions companies. The
Group's activities are organised around the following business lines:
construction, real estate and urb an development, civil engineering, metal,
roads, energy and concessions. Thanks to the experience of more than 72,500
employees, Eiffage generated revenues of EUR18.1 billion in 2019, of which
almost 26% was outside France.

About Eiffage Métal
Eiffage Métal is the Eiffage group's b rand dedicated to turnkey metallic
construction. Eiffage Métal's teams contrib ute to the design and construction
of building envelopes and façades , and steel structures. Specialized in
multi-technical solutions, it is also an industrial actor, particularly in the
offshore wind power sector. Present throughout Europe and internationally,
Eiffage Métal employs more than 2,300 people and has 9 plants.

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Bénédicte Dao
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