European JV getting ready for installation of subsea cables for two Senegalese links (Photos)

A joint venture of UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has made progress in preparation for the installation of subsea power cables for two links that are part of a program that aims to revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people.

Under a $200 million contract, the JV is delivering onshore and offshore works for the two links for the Senegal Power Compact program, financed by the U.S.-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Senegalese Government to contribute to the global fight against poverty.

The DP2 cable-laying vessel (CLV) CMOS Installer on September 30 brought 31 kilometers of subsea cable to the project site, 122 days after having collected the shipment from LS Cable & System’s Donghae shipyard in South Korea.

The companies now reported that Herbosch-Kiere had set two 100-meter HDPE pipes in place, with float-out installation analysis from the Enshore Subsea engineering team. This will enable the cable to be guided safely to shore.

Additionally, the flatbed barge Gaverland loaded 58 rock bags, each weighing 8 tons, which were submerged on the seabed at several key locations, Herbosch-Kiere said.

Enshore Subsea and Herbosch-Kiere manage the full EPCI contract for the project on behalf of the client Millennium Challenge Account Senegal II (MCA-Senegal II).

Eiffage Sénégal is responsible for the onshore civil engineering works near Rive Bel Air, while Eiffage Énergie Systèmes will install the onshore cables.

The Senegal Power Compact is a grant agreement between Senegal and the U.S., managed between MCA-Sénégal II and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, an independent U.S. government development agency.