The main construction phase of the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany has commenced on the German side of the project, ten months after work had begun in the UK. More than 80 guests from politics, business and authorities celebrated the official groundbreaking today, May 21, at the co
Belgium, Ireland and the UK have signed a joint statement to increase their cooperation on renewables and interconnection opportunities, as well as a letter of agreement on the development of what is said to be Europe’s first planned hybrid electricity interconnector between three countries. The joi
Following an “outstanding” 2023, Italian cabling giant Prysmian has made a solid start to 2024, reporting a net profit of €190 million for the first quarter of the year, compared to €187 million in the first three months of the prior year. Group sales amounted to €3,687 million, with a -5.6% organic
Denmark’s NKT has completed inspection survey and remediation work on an interconnector that has been linking the electricity transmission grids of Ireland and Great Britain for twelve years. The specialized inspection and remediation work on the East West HVDC interconnector (EWIC) allows the owner
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has completed technical due diligence for what is expected to become the world’s longest HVDC subsea cable once it connects the UK and Morocco. The Xlinks Morocco-UK power plant includes the development of a commercial-scale renewable energy project in Morocco, harn
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held t
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions is about to kick off a cable route survey in the UK for the LionLink multi-purpose interconnector that will connect the UK with the Netherlands. LionLink, being developed by the Dutch TenneT and the UK’s National Grid, will connect a Dutch offshore wind farm wit
The first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany is moving into the next stage of construction as foundation works are underway on a new UK converter station. The €2.8 billion NeuConnect project will see new converter stations built on the Isle of Grain in Kent and the Wilhelmshaven region in n
French cable maker Nexans has kicked off the installation of high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) onshore cable on the Irish side of the Celtic Interconnector, set to link the power systems of Ireland and France together for the first time via subsea power cable. The project is being developed by
Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie) and Saudi Arabia’s National Grid Saudi Electricity Company have decided to kick off technical and economic studies for an electricity interconnector between the two countries. The launch of the technical and econ
DeepOcean has completed its first campaign under a contract with NKT for the provision of subsea construction support for a subsea HVDC cable that will link the Canadian border and New York. DeepOcean reported that its U.S. operation had wrapped up the first campaign for the Champlain Hudson Power E
Paris-headquartered cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has reported a record adjusted backlog of €6.7 billion for its Generation & Transmission segment, a 10.2% increase compared to December 2023, said to be mainly subsea-driven. In its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, Ne
The Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which was shut down in October 2023 due to a rupture, has commenced commercial operations following the completion of repair work. Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering and its Finnish counterpart Gasgrid closed Balticconnec
Deemed the world’s largest interconnector, Viking Link, connecting the UK and Denmark, has officially been inaugurated. The £1.7 billion Viking Link, which started operating on December 29, 2023, has a capacity of 1.4 GW and stretches for 475 miles under land and sea, joining the Bicker Fen substati
