XOCEAN has been tasked with performing geophysical survey operations, starting this month, for the 2,200 MW Western HVDC Link cable route between Hunterston, Scotland, and the Wirral, England. XOCEAN’s uncrewed survey vessels (USVs) X-05 and X-29 will be used for the geophysical inspection survey of
first cable pull-ins at Lemóniz in northern Spain, marking what it describes as an important construction milestone on a multibillion-euro interconnector, which will increase electricity exchange capacity between Spain and France from 2.8 GW to 5 GW.
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution and Panstar Robotics, established by the Korea Institute of Robotics & Technology Convergence (KIRO), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that would be deployed domestically, in an effort to reduce
Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), as the project promoter of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) that will connect Cyprus and Israel, has submitted an investment approval request to the regulatory authorities of both countries. This is the nec
Greek Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Belgium-headquartered Cenergy Holdings, has secured a turnkey contract from the Greek transmission system operator (TSO), Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), valued at approximately €1.5 billion, to deliver the Corinth-Kos HVDC electrical inte
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Elia Group, through its international development platform WindGrid, have acquired a subsea interconnector project that will link the UK and Germany from Copenhagen Infrastructure V, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). Appro
With over 350 kilometers of offshore and onshore cable laid, the NeuConnect high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany has reached the halfway point in its cabling program. The milestone comes as NeuConnect marks the third anniv
Following the completion of pre-engineering studies (pre-FEED), the BarMar hydrogen pipeline project, which will connect Spain and France, is entering the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase, set to confirm the technical viability and final design of the subsea infrastructure. BarMar is a 400-
Nexans has begun horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works in Malta for the second electrical interconnector to Italy, marking the start of work related to the project’s offshore section. This will create the underground connection between the onshore and offshore sections of the project, allowing
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country, has entered the major construction phase, with detailed marine engineering surveys progressing along the offshore cabl
Government-linked Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI) and Danantara Indonesia, through its investment arm Danantara Investment Management (DIM), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of cross-border electricity interconnections between Indonesia and Singapore. The
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has commenced marine surveys for the new Milano-Montalto electricity connection, a strategic infrastructure project aimed at strengthening Italy’s national grid. The activities will cover the seabed route between Montalto di Castro and Massa and will c
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable systems to support futur
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has completed two of the three landfalls in France for this country’s first submarine electricity interconnection to Spain. Delivered by Inelfe, a joint venture between the Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica and the Fren
