Equinor adjusts installation plan due to supply chain bottlenecks

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The seven first Hywind Tampen turbines will come on stream this year as planned. The final four will be installed next spring.

Supply chain bottlenecks, most notably related to the global market for steel, preclude delivery of the final four tower sections for the wind turbines until September 2022. This will be too late in relation to the installation weather window for the year, postponing installation of the remaining four turbines until next year. “Seven turbines have been assembled and four are now installed on the field. The plan is to start production during the year and supply electricity first to Gullfaks, then to the Snorre field," says project director Olav-Bernt Haga. Once Hywind Tampen is completed, it will be the world's largest... ... More: Official Press Release Equinor

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