BadaEnergy and KEPCO E&C sign a FEED contract

for power supply system

of the Ulsan Gray Whale 3 offshore wind farm

 

•        BadaEnergy, Offshore Wind Portfolio in Korea, and KEPCO E&C signed a FEED contract for the onshore power supply system of the Gray Whale 3 offshore wind farm.

•        KEPCO E&C performs as the FEED contractor for onshore cable route design and onshore substations

•        Gray Whale is expected to be one of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms once the third phase of the project is completed.

 

June 19, 2023 – BadaEnergy, a portfolio of offshore wind projects in South Korea jointly developed by Corio Generation, TotalEnergies and SK ecoplant, announced that it had signed a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with KEPCO E&C for the onshore power supply system at the Gray Whale 3 offshore wind farm.

 

The contract signing ceremony was held at BadaEnergy's Seoul office on June 16 and attended by BadaEnergy Deputy Project Director Guillaume Le Maréchal, Project Director James Polkinghorne and Heo Yong, PM of SK ecoplant, as well as KEPCO E&C's Senior Director of Renewable Energy Business Department Ko Myung-sook and Team Manager Park Bum-soo.

 

Gray Whale 3, a planned 504 MW wind farm around 60 to 70 kilometers from Onsan Port, is one of three floating offshore wind farms totaling 1.5 gigawatts being developed by BadaEnergy stakeholders off the coast of Ulsan.

 

Under the contract, KEPCO E&C will perform as the FEED contractor for onshore cable route design and onshore substations of the Gray Whale 3.

 

“We are delighted that KEPCO E&C, which has a high level of FEED capability, provides the FEED of the onshore power supply system for the Gray Whale 3,” BadaEnergy said. “We look forward to KEPCO E&C successfully carrying out the service and to showcasing the synergy between the two parties internally and externally.”

 

KEPCO E&C said, “Grid connections are instrumental for large-scale offshore wind projects.”, adding, “We will actively support BadaEnergy to successfully implement the Gray Whale 3 with our experiences in designing lots of power plants and power systems.”

 

Meanwhile, the project implemented by BadaEnergy aims to construct 1.5-gigawatt wind turbines in public waters about 60 kilometers east of Ulsan Port. Once the third phase of the project is completed, the wind farm is expected to be one of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms. 

 

Photo 1) On June 16, executives from BadaEnergy and KEPCO E&C are taking commemorative photos after signing a FEED contract for the onshore power supply system at the Gray Whale 3. (From the left, KEPCO E&C Team Manager of Renewable Energy Business Department Park Bum-soo, Senior Director Ko Myung-sook, and BadaEnergy’s Project Director James Polkinghorne, Deputy Project Director Guillaume Le Maréchal and Heo Yong, PM of SK ecoplant)

 

Photo 2) On June 16, KEPCO E&C Senior Director of Renewable Energy Business Department Ko Myung-sook and BadaEnergy’s Project Director James Polkinghorne are shaking hands after signing a FEED contract for the onshore power supply system at the Gray Whale 3.