ASEAN countries have the opportunity to cut their decarbonization costs by $800 billion by pursuing regional collaboration for projects entailing power interconnectors, hydrogen networks, and energy storage infrastructure.
Subsea cables are expected to remain at the heart of further energy transition moves, according to JDR Cable Systems.
The Celtic Interconnector is starting to take shape and the offshore cable installation work is slated to begin in 2025.
National Grid has unveiled its investment plan for the 2024-29 period, earmarking £60 billion (close to $76.5 billion) for energy projects that will step up its decarbonization game and propel the energy transition momentum forward on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
InterConnect Malta, owned by the Maltese government, has issued a prior information notice (PIN) for the tender for the manufacture and installation of the submarine cable for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. The contracting authority plans to issue a tender for the deta
Marine environmental surveys and geotechnical surveys are scheduled to begin next month for the fourth high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical link that is part of the UK’s plans to enhance the electricity network. GEOxyz will carry out the surveys for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) project u
A U.S. state fund has expressed its interest in investing in an interconnection project that will link the electricity grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has submitted a letter of intent (LoI) to Greece’s transmission system operator (TSO
Following a pause due to poor weather and vessel maintenance, offshore cable operations have resumed at the Greenlink interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. Cable burial and trenching activities are ongoing along the interconnector route by the 127-meter-long DP2 offshore support vessel Gr
Greece’s Asso.subsea has joined forces with French cable maker Nexans to perform subsea burial operations for what will become Ireland’s first power connection with continental Europe. The Celtic Interconnector spans 575 kilometers, constituting a high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection across
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
