THE first third of the on-shore high voltage cables that will connect the world’s largest offshore wind farm to the UK’s National Grid have now been installed.

Ruthin-based Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is delivering the land-based infrastructure for the first two phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm, which will connect to the National Grid near Beverley, East Riding.

The company is installing an approximate total of 80 miles of underground cabling in ducts on the site across two routes, using a combination of trenching and horizontal directional drilling, where trenches are not suitable such as through water courses.

James Lockwood, project manager for Jones Bros, said: “We have made excellent progress while the weather has been with us, and as such have installed a significant amount of cable.

“Additionally, we have been able to start some works restoring parts of the site, a process which includes sowing a mix of specially selected cover crops that will help maintain the nutrient levels in the soil in preparation of the final reinstatements work due to carried out next year.

“Once better weather returns in the spring, we’ll be back underway with high voltage duct and cable installation, working towards a final site handover in June 2023.”

Onshore works manager for the Dogger Bank wind farm, Oliver Flattery, said: “Great progress has been made over the last few years to prepare the land-based infrastructure for the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

“We remain committed to operating safely, sustainably and respectfully as we continue our drilling work in East Riding of Yorkshire, and as duct and cable installation work picks up again in the spring.”