Terna and IPTO have taken steps to move forward with a new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Italy and Greece to strengthen regional cooperation, boost energy security, and put the wind in Europe’s transition to greener sources of supply.
Ariadne Interconnection, a subsidiary of Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), has confirmed the beginning of trial operations at a subsea interconnection development between the island of Crete and the Greek mainland, described as the larg
Nexans has secured a contract with government-owned Interconnect Malta (ICM) to deliver the second Malta-Sicily interconnector, a new 225 MW high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) link that will reinforce Malta’s electricity system and ensure a stable and resilient energy supply. Under the contract
Nexans has been tasked to carry out subsea cable repair on the electricity transmission link between Finland and Estonia that was damaged at the end of December 2024, with the activities set to begin in May and the link expected to start operating again in July. To remind, Finnish transmission syste
Offshore marine survey operations are scheduled to begin soon at what would be the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway, connecting Scotland and England. Ireland-based XOCEAN is in charge of carrying out the marine survey works for the Eastern Green Link 5 (EGL5) project using seven remotely o
Lithuania, Latvia and Germany are planning to jointly develop a hybrid offshore electricity interconnector between the two Baltic States and Germany, which would be 600 kilometers long and with a capacity of 2 GW. Lithuanian transmission system operator (TSO) Litgrid and its Latvian and German count
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group has awarded compatriot Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) with a contract for potential unexploded ordnance (pUXO) identification and clearance along the route of NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link betwe
UK energy market regulator Ofgem is considering whether to grant a penalty exemption for the joint venture (JV) developing the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway due to a 16-month delay said to be caused by supply chain constraints. The 2 GW EGL1 HVDC multi-directional cable
With research showing that nine out of ten companies perceive business playgrounds in other countries as better suited for investment and growth, Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has warned the UK government about the looming uncertainty surrounding
Singapore’s state-owned energy giant Sembcorp Industries and Malaysia’s state-owned electric utility company Sarawak Energy have entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Italian cabling firm Prysmian for a subsea interconnector cable that would import around 1 GW of green electricity from Sa
Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has submitted a planning application for a project that encompasses the construction of the converter station and substation for a subsea link that will connect the Western Isles to the national electricity transmission network for the fi
Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients, has agreed to sell the 504 MW Greenlink subsea electricity interconnector linking Great Britain and Ireland to Baltic Cable AB and Equitix, valuing the project at an enterprise value of over €1 billion. Partners Group acquired a controlling stake in G
Greece has reaffirmed its commitment to constructing a subsea power link to Cyprus following reports that the project was halted over financial and geopolitical concerns, Reuters reported. The 1,240-kilometer Great Sea Interconnector, previously known as the EuroAsia Interconnector, is envisioned to
Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering and its Finnish counterpart Fingrid have withdrawn the request to seize the ship that broke the EstLink 2 power connection in December 2024 for compensation for damages, and plan to sue the shipowner for compensation for repair costs. To remind, Fi
