# GE Vernova consortium awarded HVDC contract for RWE's Sofia wind farm

A consortium of GE Vernova Renewable Energy's Electrification and Sembcorp Marine was awarded a contract by RWE to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the North Sea, UK. The system includes offshore and onshore converter stations.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-03-29
- Where: North Sea (offshore), Teesside (onshore), United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,320 MW
- Products: HVDC transmission system, offshore converter station, onshore converter station
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sembcorp Marine](https://endata.com/companies/827.md) (supplier)
- [RWE](https://endata.com/companies/6731.md) (customer)
- [GE Vernova Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/54079.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [gevernova.com](https://www.gevernova.com/electrification/news-press/ge-vernova-consortium-awarded-contract-build-state-art-hvdc-system-rwes-sofia-offshore), 2021-03-29: "A specially formed consortium of GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Electrification and Sembcorp Marine today announced they have been awarded the full contract to supply a state-of-the-art high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for Sofia."

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