Interconnectors
Greece’s largest electricity transmission project starts operating
The Crete-Attica electrical interconnection, the largest electricity transmission project in Greece, has officially begun operating, with Crete now fully integrated into the national electricity system. With a budget of over €1.1 billion, the cable link connects the Attica region on the Greek mainla
Jan De Nul making headway on landmark $3.8B Middle Eastern interconnection project
Jan De Nul has completed the installation of a portion of cables for what is described as the first-of-its-kind HVDC submarine cable project in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, set to connect ADNOC’s offshore operations to TAQA’s clean onshore power network. Abu Dhabi National Oil Com
UK and Germany shake hands on offshore hydrogen pipeline
German and UK transmission system operators (TSOs) GASCADE and National Gas have agreed to explore the feasibility of establishing a hydrogen corridor between the two countries in the North Sea through an offshore pipeline interconnection.
With two milestones passed, Greece to launch its largest electricity transmission project end of month
The largest electricity transmission project in Greece is nearing official start-up as two critical milestones have been reached, according to the Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE). With a budget of over €1.1 billion, the Crete-Attica el
First steps being taken to bring UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway to life
The UK National Grid and SSEN Transmission have set into motion the first steps for the development of Eastern Green Link (EGL5), the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway that would connect Scotland and England, by launching a public consultation. The partners opened a stage 1 (non-statutory)
€713.5M to back two Eastern Green Links and five other UK grid upgrade projects
The National Wealth Fund (NWF), the UK’s sovereign wealth fund, has backed ScottishPower with £600 million to support the delivery of seven priority transmission grid upgrade projects anticipated to help facilitate more renewable energy onto the system, reduce congestion costs, lower the cost of ele
WATCH: Both subsea cables laid for project set to ‘revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure’
A joint venture of UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere has laid the two submarine cables for what is said to be a project that aims to revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people. The partners reported today, May 16, that the seco
Prysmian puts first subsea cable in place for eastern piece of Italy’s electricity interconnection
Prysmian Group has confirmed the wrap-up of the installation works related to the first submarine cable of the eastern branch of an electricity interconnection between Campania, Sicily, and Sardinia.
New €1.9 billion Greece–Italy subsea interconnection in the pipeline
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.
Trial ops underway: Greece’s €1B subsea electricity interconnection weeks away from start-up
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 to deliver second Malta-Italy interconnector, ten years after the first one
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 to start repairing damaged Finland-Estonia subsea link next month
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
UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway in the making?
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
2 GW hybrid offshore interconnector in the plans to hook up Lithuania, Latvia and Germany
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