The energy technology group Siemens Energy has received an order worth several billion euros from the electricity grid operator Amprion for the construction of two converter stations.

Together with the Spanish company Dragados Offshore, the Group is to construct the plants, Siemens Energy announced on Tuesday. Siemens Energy will also be responsible for maintenance for ten years. The order volume for the consortium amounts to a total of over four billion euros. According to industry sources, Siemens Energy will account for around half of this.

"It is the largest offshore grid connection order that the company has received to date," explained Siemens Energy. The converter stations could be used to transport up to four gigawatts of green electricity from several offshore wind farms in the German North Sea to land. This amount of electricity could cover the needs of around four million people.

Siemens Energy's scope of supply consists of two converter platforms at sea and two associated stations on land. The connection systems are to transmit electricity from as early as 2029 and 2030. Dragados Offshore is responsible for the construction and offshore installation of the associated platforms. Construction is planned at the partner's shipyard in the Spanish city of Cadiz.

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