JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of Poland’s TFKable Group, has been awarded a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.

A press release, which did not cite the value of the contract for the project that includes 176 wind turbines and three offshore substations, calls for JDR to provide the  termination, testing and commissioning of all the 66 kV subsea interarray cables. The work will start in 2025 and continue into 2026, across three stages.

During installation, JDR teams will winch and pull the cables from the seabed to the turbines, then fit electrical connectors and perform termination testing to ensure secure connections. For testing and commissioning, high voltage tests and final inspections will then be done to confirm the integrity of the cables.

The CVOW project, with an expected capacity of 2.6 gigawatts, was described as becoming the largest offshore wind farm in the U.S., capable of powering approximately 660,000 homes. As part of the agreement, JDR will partner with local stakeholders to support development of the local supply chain and workforce to meet the challenges of the growing offshore wind industry.

“The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project represents a major step forward in the U.S.’s renewable energy strategy, and we are proud to be a part of it,” said JDR Head of Services Brian Davis. “This contract underscores our end-to-end service for offshore wind projects.”