Interconnectors
Developer of UK-France interconnector agrees collaboration with Portsmouth City Council
AQUIND Ltd, the company behind the planned namesake 2 GW electricity interconnector between the UK and France, has established a collaboration with the Portsmouth City Council for the delivery of the project. AQUIND and Portsmouth City Council entered into a works co-operation agreement on 5 Septemb
Italy’s €90 million undersea cable starts operating
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has put into operation the €90 million undersea cable that connects the island of Elba with Italy’s mainland – a project said to be of fundamental importance for the country’s entire electricity system. The power line connects Portoferraio and Piombin
Prysmian reserves capacity to deliver Australian interconnector
Prysmian Group has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Marinus Link, a subsidiary of the Australian transmission system operator (TSO) TasNetworks, to reserve the capability to deliver a power interconnector project in Australia. The agreement includes the Commonwealth Government underwriti
Prysmian completes all activities for Viking Link
Prysmian Group has completed the installation and HV testing activities of its submarine and land power cables for the Viking Link interconnector connecting the UK and Denmark. Prysmian was awarded the contract worth approximately €700 million in August 2019 by the UK’s National Grid and Danish Ener
UK-Netherlands subsea gas interconnector set for inspection program
An inspection program of the Balgzand-Bacton Pipeline (BBL) between the Netherlands and the UK is set to be carried out next month after the completion of previously announced maintenance. As announced, BBL Company’s annual planned maintenance period of the BBL facilities will take place during six
SSEN Transmission to hold information events for Orkney subsea link
SSEN Transmission is set to hold two information events in August about the planned subsea electricity transmission link between Orkney and Caithness, which is said to play a crucial role in further unlocking Orkney’s vast renewable energy potential. The Orkney transmission link will enable the conn
Dutch company embarks on Denmark-Belgium interconnector project
Danish and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs) have awarded a Dutch company with a contract to deliver consultancy services for an interconnector that will link the high-voltage grids in Belgium and Denmark through two energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark’s Energinet and Belgium’s Elia
Spanish firm begins another survey for first UK-Germany energy link
An environmental survey is about to commence on the UK side of an interconnector that will link the UK and Germany for the first time. Spain’s Geociencias y Exploraciones Marítimas (GEM) will perform a survey of the route for the installation of the NeuConnect Interconnector, nominally 705 kilometer
Ireland plans interconnector expansion to EU and UK, aims to become renewable energy exporter
The Irish government has approved a new policy statement on electricity interconnections which will see Ireland explore new interconnection opportunities with Spain, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as further connections to Great Britain and France. The National Policy Statement on Electricity
Hitachi Energy gets preferred supplier status for UK’s longest HVDC link
SSEN Transmission and the UK National Grid have selected Hitachi Energy as the preferred technology provider for two HVDC converter stations to interconnect the Scottish and English power grids. The news comes a few days after the Switzerland-based company was selected to deliver the HVDC converter
Survey on schedule for France-UK interconnector until mid-September
Marine survey operations are about to begin along a section of an interconnector between France and the UK. UK’s A-2-Sea Solutions will conduct marine survey operations along a section of the IFA2 cable route, commencing on 27 July with an estimated completion on 13 September. For the activities, th
Hitachi Energy, Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord selected for Scottish subsea cable projects
Just shortly after announcing NKT as the preferred bidder for the power cable systems, SSEN Transmission revealed it had selected Hitachi Energy to deliver the HVDC converter system for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. Hitachi Energy has been given the preferred supplier status for the
NKT preferred bidder for two Scottish offshore HVDC transmission links
SSEN Transmission, the transmission owner in the north of Scotland, has appointed NKT as the preferred bidder for the supply of power cable systems for two HVDC transmission links offshore Scotland. If confirmed, NKT will provide 525 kV XLPE HVDC power cable systems for the Western Isles and Spittal
Work starts on first-ever UK-Germany energy link
Construction has begun on the €2.8 billion NeuConnect project, the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany. Since the financial close that was completed in July 2022, a range of site surveys and archaeological activities have been carried out, allowing construction work to now begin in the