The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has approved the planning for the sea route of 50Hertz’s Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The Ostwind 1 project cable routes cover 90 kilometres at sea and three kilometres on land, terminating at the 50Hertz substation of Lubmin. Construction works will start in the summer of 2015 and the grid connections should be ready by the end of 2018.

“We are greatly pleased with the permit for this last 20 kilometre section in the EEZ. This means that the entire cable route is now approved,” said Uwe Gyßer, Ostwind 1 project leader at 50Hertz. “We can now also press ahead with the project in the EEZ as planned.”

The competent authority in these matters, namely the Ministry for Energy of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, already granted 50Hertz its approval for the land route on March 9, 2015 and for the sea route in territorial waters on July 10, 2015.