Siemens Energy has delivered four grid transformers for the 500 MW Greenlink subsea and underground electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The four 160-ton grid transformers were transported by sea from Nuremberg, Germany, to Belview Port Waterford in Ireland in order to avoid
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded several contracts to power cable manufacturers NKT and Prysmian. Valued at around €4.6 billion in total, the contracts include offshore wind farm export cables, onshore energy connections, and interconnection for an energy island. NKT and
Asso.subsea has completed the burial and protection operations for the Viking Link interconnector that is connecting Denmark and Great Britain. Asso.subsea was contracted by Prysmian Group in 2020 to execute the seabed preparation, burial and protection works in a three-year campaign, from 2021 to 2
Greece and Saudi Arabia have agreed to establish a special purpose company for the development of an electricity interconnector between the two countries. Chairman of the Board and CEO of Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie) Manos Manousakis and the
A geophysical inspection survey is set to kick off in October along the length of the operational WesternLink submarine HVDC interconnector in the UK. The 390-kilometer WesternLink includes two HVDC cables that extend from Hunterston in the Firth of Clyde, through the North Channel, to the west and
A UK-Belgium joint venture has secured a $200 million contract to deliver onshore and offshore works for two links in Senegal as part of a program that aims to revolutionize the country’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people. The award is for the Senegal Pow
Prysmian has begun horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works that will allow the subsea cables for the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany to be brought on land. Led by global investors Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners, Kansai Electric Power and TEPCO, NeuConnect will become one of
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and SP Energy Networks have selected preferred grid suppliers for HVDC converter stations for the 2 GW Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway. The 525kV, £2.5 billion HVDC link will connect Torness in East Lothian, Scotland, to Hawth
Danish national transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has appointed MacArtney Offshore Wind Solutions to provide the storage and handling system for spare cable for the Viking Link that will connect Denmark and Great Britain. Energinet entrusted MacArtney with supplying a comprehensive storag
A post-installation survey is set to soon commence at the Viking Link project in the North Sea after Prysmian completed the last section of the submarine cable for the UK-Denmark interconnector. The last section was laid and assembled 172 kilometers off the Danish coast in German and Dutch waters on
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group has won another contract to deliver a submarine cable project in its homeland, worth around €630 million. With this, the company’s Projects Business Unit order intake exceeds €10 billion year to date, including preferred bidder agreements. Prysmian has secured th
AQUIND Ltd, the company behind the planned namesake 2 GW electricity interconnector between the UK and France, has established a collaboration with the Portsmouth City Council for the delivery of the project. AQUIND and Portsmouth City Council entered into a works co-operation agreement on 5 Septemb
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has put into operation the €90 million undersea cable that connects the island of Elba with Italy’s mainland – a project said to be of fundamental importance for the country’s entire electricity system. The power line connects Portoferraio and Piombin
Prysmian Group has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Marinus Link, a subsidiary of the Australian transmission system operator (TSO) TasNetworks, to reserve the capability to deliver a power interconnector project in Australia. The agreement includes the Commonwealth Government underwriti
