South Korean cabling firm Taihan has won a KRW 181.6bn ($130.6m) cabling contract for the Anma offshore wind project.

The company said that the turnkey contract will be for supplying and installing over 100km of inter-array submarine cables for Korea’s largest offshore wind development, Anma offshore wind. The contract will run until the end of 2028.

The Anma project involves constructing a 532MW wind farm on the west coast of the Anma Archipelago, covering an area of 83.9m sq m. The anticipated annual output is 1,400GWh, enough electricity to power 1.4m people each year.

Taihan will oversee the entire process, including the design, manufacturing, transportation, and installation of inter-array cables, which link turbines and connect turbines to offshore substations. As wind farms scale up, cable volumes grow commensurately.

All cables will be produced at the Dangjin submarine cable plant, while the cable laying operations will be done by the 2010-built Palos, Korea’s only cable laying vessel.

Previously, Taihan participated in similar domestic offshore wind projects such as Yeonggwang Nakwol where the Palos was also used.

Taihan has recently approved an investment in a second submarine cable plant, capable of producing 640kV HVDC and 400kV HVAC cables. Construction is set to begin this year, with operations targeted for 2027.​