# VBMS wins cable contract for Borssele offshore wind connections

Boskalis subsidiary VBMS, in consortium with nkt cables, was awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for installation of two export cables connecting Borssele offshore wind farms to the Dutch grid. Boskalis' share is approximately EUR 70 million.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-11-08
- Where: Borssele, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Value: $77.0M (70.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: export cables for offshore wind
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [VBMS](https://endata.com/companies/269.md) (supplier)
- [Boskalis](https://endata.com/companies/270.md) (partner)
- [NKT Cables](https://endata.com/companies/271.md) (partner)
- [TenneT](https://endata.com/companies/272.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [windpowerengineering.com](https://www.windpowerengineering.com/vbms-wins-cable-contract-700-mw-offshore-wind-connections/), 2016-11-08: "Boskalis announced that its subsidiary VBMS, in consortium with nkt cables has been awarded the Borssele Alpha contract by TenneT for the installation of two export cables that will connect the Borssele offshore wind farms 1 and 2 to TenneT's onshore grid in the Netherlands."

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