UK energy market regulator Ofgem has selected a 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable as the first project to proceed under the new fast-track process and to receive a provisional £2 billion funding package. Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) is being developed by National Grid Electricity T
The French Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating the opportunity for a new electricity interconnection between France and the UK, in addition to three that are currently operating. France’s Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) launched a public consultation on March 5 concerning the o
Italian cabling giant Prysmian in 2023 delivered what it says was a “remarkable performance” with “outstanding” financial results, record backlog in Transmission, as well as increased 2030 emission reduction ambition. For the financial year 2023, Prysmian’s adjusted EBITDA rose by 9.4% to €1,628 mil
Naples-headquartered survey contractor Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has completed survey works for the east section of the Italian Tyrrhenian Link connecting Sicily with Campania. NextGeo has wrapped up all the pre-installation survey tasks for the Tyrrhenian Link East branch on behalf of Italian cab
After the second HVDC electricity interconnection between Estonia and Finland named EstLink 2 went offline due to cable system failure, Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering reported that a fault had also been detected in the first electrical connection between the two countries. EstLi
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has placed a multi-million-pound order for cable storage carousels for its power cable factory in Scotland. THREE60 Energy reported it had signed a contract with Sumitomo to design and deliver cable storage carousels for the power cable factory in Nig
The developers of the 1.4 GW Cenos floating offshore wind project in Scotland are set to run a nearshore survey campaign in March to revalidate data collected in 2017 by NorthConnect, an interconnector project whose infrastructure Cenos planned to use to connect to the grid. Starting on 11 March, th
The European first major hydrogen corridor, the so-called H2Med project comprised of hydrogen interconnection between Portugal and Spain and a subsea pipeline connecting Spain and France (BarMar), is entering the next phase of its development with contracts for preliminary engineering and environmen
Ofgem has recommended for approval plans for two high-voltage cable links to Europe, which have the potential to power millions of homes.
Elering has confirmed the detection of the fault location in Estonia and the duration of the out-of-service period for EstLink 2.
Siemens Energy and sub-contractor Jones Bros Civil Engineering are nearing completion of the enabling works for the UK converter station of NeuConnect, the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany. The works have included the construction of a 50,000m2 platform for the new converter station
The work on the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) for JDR’s new cable factory in the UK is now well underway in Klaipeda, Lithuania, where Norway-headquartered PASSER Group recently opened a new fabrication facility. The Group has revealed that, besides expanding its production capacity, it is also look
In the year in which it saw “considerable progress” on its sustainability agenda, Nexans has reported a “historic high” adjusted EBITDA of €665 million for the 2023 financial year, a +8.2% increase year-on-year, outperforming the target. Nexans’ EBITDA including share-based payment expenses amounted
A series of public consultation events is being held this month to discuss the proposed MaresConnect electricity interconnector between Ireland and Wales. MaresConnect will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyddan,
