Italy-based Prysmian Group, a global leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract to supply submarine inter-array cables for the world’s largest offshore wind farm — Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Two.

Over 300km of inter-array cables will be supplied by the group, with 900km of cable cores manufactured in Wrexham (following an upgrade of the group’s facility there).

Alessandro Panico, Prysmian’s sales team manager, said: “We are proud to support Ørsted in providing the UK market with the highest-quality locally manufactured cables for the next generation of UK offshore wind farms.

“Alongside this, we have launched an important investment plan to increase our submarine cables production capacity in order to meet the growing demand from the sector.

“This key investment in our Wrexham facility is a sign of the growth of the UK offshore-wind supply chain, and our strategic ambitions in the renewables industry.”

Duncan Clark, Ørsted Hornsea programme director, said: “We are delighted to be working with the Prysmian Group, which has years of experience and a strong track record of innovating, including the development of high-voltage submarine cable solutions.

“This inward investment is a clear signal of confidence in the continued growth of offshore wind in the UK.”

Prysmian Group employs over 30,000 people at 112 plants in 50 countries, and it has four factories in England and Wales.

They will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply, termination and testing of the cables connecting 110 wind turbines and the offshore sub-station platform.

When operational in 2022, the wind farm should supply enough electricity for over 1.3 million UK homes.