The stability of Russian gas flows to Europe remains uncertain, despite the reopening of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, as further disruptions are expected as winter approaches, Wood Mackenzie stated, outlining two potential scenarios. Nord Stream restarted gas transmission yesterday, 21 July, after a
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline has resumed gas transmission from Russia to Europe after ten days of being shut down due to annual maintenance works. Both lines of the gas pipeline system were shut down on 11 July for routine maintenance works, including testing of mechanical elements and automation syst
Transmission system operator 50Hertz has announced that the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore substation has been connected to the German extra-high voltage grid after the 220 kV submarine cable required for this was pulled into place on the platform over the past few days. Final assembly and commissioning wor
N-Sea Offshore has won a contract with Gasunie to deliver offshore acoustic survey services for the BBL subsea pipeline between the Netherlands and the UK. N-Sea will carry out an acoustic survey of approximately 230 kilometers of offshore pipeline in the Southern North Sea, between Balgzand in the
Prysmian has won two contracts worth approximately €250 million from Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica for the development of two submarine power interconnections in Spain. Prysmian is in charge of the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the subsea power cable fo
France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a contractor to carry out offshore geophysical studies on submarine cable routes of offshore wind farms. RTE is looking to conduct geophysical surveys along the submarine cables, approxima
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has approved the Final Needs Case (FNC) for the proposed Eastern HVDC electricity transmission projects, conditional on the projects securing the necessary planning consent. National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), SP Transmission and Scottish Hydro Electric Tr
A pre-construction survey for the Greenlink Interconnector, which will link Wales and Ireland, is set to commence in mid-July. The pre-construction survey is expected to be carried out between 16 July and 2 August, weather dependent. The work will be conducted by the GEOxyz-owned multi-disciplined s
Vos Prodect has secured a contract by TKF to deliver the cable hang-off systems for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. A tailored load test program has been created specifically for the project that will be executed at Vos Prodect’s bespoke test facility in Klazienaveen
NKT has signed a turnkey contract with ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, for the production and installation of the export power cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, NKT will be responsible for the design and manufact
Hellenic Cables has been awarded an Exclusivity and Capacity Agreement (ECA) for the supply of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories for the Hai Long 2 and 3 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the ECA, Hellenic Cables will supply approximately 140 kilometres of 66 kV
Nexans has won the contract for cabling work on the BorWin6 offshore grid connection in Germany, which TenneT awarded following a tendering process. Under the contract with TenneT, awarded through a tendering process, Nexans is responsible for the production and laying of cables, including the sea,
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission has commenced the first cable installation campaign of the Shetland HVDC link. Campaign 1, which begins at Noss Head, North of Wick, started on 23 June and is scheduled to take place until 18 December. NKT Victoria is in charge of laying the cable, after which Gr
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has granted an electricity interconnector license for the MaresConnect Interconnector that will link Ireland and Great Britain. The license, granted on 27 June, authorizes MaresConnect Limited to participate in the operation of the interconnector that will link the B
