Boskalis Awarded Contract for Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) in partnership with VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International), The Netherlands, has been awarded a contract by Veja Mate Offshore Project for the design, procurement, fabrication, supply, transportation, installation and testing of 67 foundations for the Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm in the German section of the North Sea. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR500 million, in which Boskalis has a 50% share.
The Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm is located 130km north of Eemshaven and will generate a total capacity of 400MW. The project will commence at the end of 2015 and completion of the project is expected in the fourth quarter of 2016.