Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has signed the firm contract for the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Scotland and England, said to be the largest contract for a single cable project in company history.

With a value of over €2.2 billion, the contract will see NKT deliver a turnkey scope to design, manufacture, and install a 525 kV HVDC power cable system with a route length of around 680 kilometers, including onshore and offshore cable sections.