Interconnectors
ABL gets marine warranty role for UK’s subsea green electricity superhighway
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been selected to provide marine warranty survey services to support the installation of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), said to be the UK’s largest electricity transmission project and the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable. Developed by a joint ventu
Prysmian’s Monna Lisa to connect Italy and Tunisia
Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna and Tunisian counterpart STEG have selected Italian cabling giant Prysmian for the construction of a submarine power interconnection between the two countries. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and
Prysmian preferred bidder to get €2B contract for major UK interconnector
Great Britain’s transmission owners National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Energy Networks have selected Italian cabling giant Prysmian as the preferred bidder for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system for the fourth out of five subsea electricity superhighways between Scotland
NextGeo starts surveying cable corridor route for second Malta-Italy interconnector (Video)
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has begun seabed surveys along the cable corridor route for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. The IC2 interconnector will link the Terna substation at Ragusa, Sicily, and the Enemalta terminal station in Maghtab, to be laid
Prysmian connects two Canary Islands with submarine cables
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group has finished laying the submarine cable for the interconnection between Tenerife and La Gomera in Spain, with the entire infrastructure expected to be completed by the end of this year. The interconnection consists of a 66 kV double-circuit line, with a 36-kilome
NeuConnect: Auctioneer selected for cross-border transmission capacity
As part of plans for preparations for the start of commercial and market operations, Joint Allocation Office (JAO) has been appointed as the provider for auctioning cross-border transmission capacity for the NeuConnect high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmissio
Nexans starts connecting Sicily and Sardinia with ‘deepest subsea cable’-to-be
Nexans has started laying high-voltage subsea cable between Italy’s Sicily and Sardinia as part of the western section of the Tyrrhenian Link. The connection between Sicily and Sardinia, approved in September 2023, will stretch for 480 kilometers between the Fiumetorto landing point, Palermo in Sici
NKT named preferred bidder for UK’s subsea green electricity superhighway
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Scotland and England, set to become one of the biggest electricity transmission projects in the U
Hellenic Cables to link Corfu island to Greek mainland
Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has awarded Hellenic Cables with a contract for the delivery of a cable system that will link the island of Corfu with the mainland. IPTO announced a couple of days ago that it was investing over €61 million to f
Greece investing over €61M in third Corfu-mainland interconnector
Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) is investing more than €61 million to further strengthen Corfu’s energy security with a third subsea interconnector linking the island to the mainland. The project will see the construction of the 21-kilometer 15
Marine license application filed for one of UK’s largest power projects
SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine license application for the Scottish marine elements of the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project between Scotland and England, set to become one of the biggest electricity transmission projects in the UK. The application, submitted to the Marine Directorate –
Preferred major works contractor appointed for Australian interconnector
After issuing notices to proceed to Prysmian and Hitachi Energy for cable and converter technology, Marinus Link Pty Ltd (MLPL) has named the preferred contractor for major civil and construction works for the namesake interconnector in Australia. A joint venture of DT Infrastructure and Samsung C&T
UK-Dutch interconnector in limbo after developer requests and gets license revocation
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has revoked the license for a planned UK-Netherlands electricity interconnector in response to the developer’s request, submitted after not securing a cap and floor license. A gas interconnector license was granted to NU-Link Interconnector UK Ltd in February 2023, a
Prysmian and Hitachi Energy given notices to proceed for Australian interconnector
Around one month after reaching financial close, the developer of the 1.5 GW Marinus Link power interconnector project in Australia has issued notices to proceed to contractors for cable and converters. The 345-kilometer project, to be built in two 750 MW stages, will link North West Tasmania and th