LS GreenLink USA breaks ground on its $700 million Chesapeake, Va. facility which will generate more than 300 long-term jobs
For Immediate Release: April 28, 2025
Media Contact: Melinda Skea | [email protected] | 202-709-9793
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA —Oceantic Network, the leading nonprofit organization working to advance the offshore renewable energy industry and local supply chain, attended member company LS GreenLink USA’s groundbreaking of its new cable facility in Chesapeake, Va. The subsea cable manufacturing facility is a first in the U.S. for Korean-based LS Cable & System and represents a substantial investment in the American supply chain that will supply submarine power cables for domestic and international offshore wind projects for a projected global capacity of more than 380 GW of offshore wind by 2030.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Juan Pablo Segura, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chesapeake Mayor Richard West, and other officials and industry leaders attended the groundbreaking, which took place on the first day of Oceantic Network’s 2025 International Partnering Forum (IPF), the largest offshore renewable energy conference in the Americas. The 98-acre facility will support 330 permanent, full-time jobs and produce next generation high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables used to transport power from offshore wind turbines to the onshore power grid. Expected to be operational in 2028, the facility will establish the Commonwealth as a manufacturing hub to support critical energy infrastructure projects.
The following statement can be attributed to Liz Burdock, president and CEO of Oceantic Network:
“Today’s groundbreaking for LS GreenLink’s Chesapeake cable facility marks a pivotal moment for Virginia and America’s national offshore wind supply chain. This $700 million investment is a testament to the global industry’s commitment to the U.S. market, creating hundreds of long-term American jobs and manufacturing American-made energy components for the pipeline of domestic and international offshore wind projects. Thanks to the leadership of Dominion Energy, support from Governor Youngkin and other elected officials, and cornerstone supply chain investments like this, Virginia is rapidly emerging as a premier offshore wind hub in the U.S.”
For more information or to arrange an interview with an Oceantic spokesperson, contact Melinda Skea at [email protected] or 202-709-9793.
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