Sif and Smulders contracted by ScottishPower Renewables for East Anglia TWO foundations

ScottishPower Renewables has signed the contracts with Sif Netherlands for the supply of 64 monopiles, and with a joint venture between Sif and Smulders for the supply of 64 transition pieces.

The monopiles will be manufactured in Sif’s newly expanded production facilities at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The transition pieces will be manufactured in Sif’s production facilities in Roermond, the Netherlands (primary steel) and Smulders’ production facilities in Hoboken, Belgium (outfitting). The monopiles and transition pieces will be loaded out to the foundation installation or transport vessels from Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 deepsea quay.

The announcement comes just weeks after ScottishPower Renewables £4 billion (€4.6 billion) East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm was successful in the new UK Government’s Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 (AR6) in September 2024. East Anglia TWO will be located almost 33 kilometres off the Suffolk coast and is expected to supply up to 960 MW of offshore wind energy, enough to power the equivalent of almost one million homes each year.

Production of the monopiles and transition pieces will start in the second half of 2026. The project was already in Sif’s and Smulders’s order books for 2026 under exclusive negotiations and is now final, bringing Sif’s order book for 2026 to 210 kilotonnes in firm contracts.

Charlie Jordan, ScottishPower Renewables CEO said: “It’s great to confirm this important contract with Sif and Smulders so soon after East Anglia TWO’s Contracts for Difference success and we’re really pleased to welcome them to our East Anglia supply chain family. This will allow us to continue to move at pace to bring this vital project to life and powering cleaner and greener lives for years to come.”

Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif Holding: “With our state of the art monopile production facilities, our strategic position in Rotterdam and our deep-sea quays with 24/7 access for the most modern installation vessels, we offer ScottishPower Renewables excellent conditions for a safe and efficient installation campaign. We thank ScottishPower Renewables for the trust and the open exchange of ideas in the preliminary phase. This contributed highly to the speed in which the capacity reservation agreement for this project, that was already included in our order book for 140 kilotonnes, could be converted into a final contract. We look forward to a continued constructive execution phase of this great contract.

Raf Iemants, Managing Director of Smulders: "Smulders is proud to collaborate with Sif and ScottishPower Renewables on the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm project. This partnership underscores our commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions for the offshore wind market. We look forward to contributing our expertise to ensure the successful completion of this significant project."

Sif Holding
Fons van Lith
+31 (0)475 385 777
+31 (0)6 513 14952
f.vanlith@sif-group.com

Smulders
Britt Weckx
+32 14 408 158
+32 471 983 765
britt.weckx@smulders.com

Sif Holding
Sif offers total solutions for the design and production of foundations for offshore wind farms, including logistics services and marshalling. Sif traditionally serves the markets of Northwestern Europe and is working on a global presence. Sif combines two highly automated and flexible production facilities in Roermond and Rotterdam (Second Maasvlakte) with technological leadership in the field of rolling and welding of heavy steel plates, based on 75 years of experience and innovative self-developed techniques and processes. Sif mainly produces monopiles, transition parts and piles with which jacket foundations for wind turbines can be anchored in the seabed.

Smulders
Smulders is a subsidiary of Eiffage Métal and is a multidisciplinary and international organisation with a passion for steel and sustainability. Our facilities are located in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK. We take care of full engineering, manufacturing and systems integration projects predominantly for the offshore wind market. Smulders is the European market leader when it comes to the engineering and construction of foundations and substations for offshore wind projects with a reference list spanning more than 2,500 transition pieces, 160 jackets, 3 floating foundations, and 40 substations. www.smulders.com