Interconnectors
Swedish state-owned corp backs financing of large UK subsea link with €800M
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), a state-owned company that finances Swedish exporters, their subcontractor, and foreign customers, has agreed a €800 million loan facility with National Grid Electricity Transmission to fund a portion of what is said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity tr
Surveys to begin at Ireland-Wales interconnector in ten days
Belgian GeoXYZ will be kicking off site investigations this month for a 750 MW electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The MaresConnect interconnector will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyd
Chinese utility company completes purchase of stake in Greek TSO’s subsidiary
A wholly owned principal subsidiary of Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has completed the purchase of a 20% share in a subsidiary owned by Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), this way
Cable laying about to resume at 725-kilometer link to connect UK and Germay for the first time
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group will soon kick off the second phase of cabling works in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany. The 725-kilometer land and subsea cable system is said to creat
‘Bitter disappointment’ as UK rejects support for €29.5B project to import renewable energy from Morocco
The UK Government has decided to reject the huge £25 billion (around €29.5 billion) project that would import 11.5 GW of solar and wind power from Morocco to the British grid via 4,000-kilometer HVDC subsea cables. The Xlinks Morocco-UK power project envisions the development of a commercial-scale r
Scots submit marine cable license application for ‘crucial component’ of large investment program
After two years of development, offshore surveys and public engagement, Scottish transmission system operator (TSO) SSEN Transmission has submitted a marine cable license application for the Spittal-Peterhead subsea link in Scotland. The 2 GW bi-pole, 525 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) link w
Third subsea link between Finland and Sweden to replace aging cable in late 2030s
The Finnish and Swedish transmission system operators (TSOs) Fingrid and Svenska kraftnät have initiated the planning process for the third submarine cable between the countries which would replace the first connection at the end of its operational lifetime in the late 2030s. Under a signed letter o
Singaporean three-year memorandum targets submarine power projects
Singapore-headquartered offshore marine service contractor Kim Heng has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the newly incorporated government-linked Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI) to cooperate on submarine power projects. As part of the non-binding MoU signed on June 9, the par
In push to strengthen Europe’s energy grid, EIB backs first Spain-France subsea link with €1.6B
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the construction of the first submarine electricity interconnection between Spain and France with €1.6 billion, in a push to improve the reliability of power supply among France, Spain and Portugal and with the rest of Europe. Delivered by Inelfe, a j
Cost hike prompts alternative concept search for second UK-Belgium interconnector
Given the recent increases in the cost of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) infrastructure, a new approach will be devised to construct the next phase of an energy island envisioned to be built some 45 kilometers off the Belgian coast, including the development of a second interconnector between Be
Damaged Finland-Estonia subsea link to resume operations earlier than planned
EstLink 2, the electricity transmission link between Finland and Estonia that was damaged at the end of 2024, is set to return to commercial use on June 25, earlier than planned. Finnish transmission system operator (TSO) Fingrid reported to the authorities on December 25, 2024, the failure of Estli
TotalEnergies and partners to import clean energy from Indonesia to Singapore via subsea interconnector
French energy giant TotalEnergies and Singapore-headquartered RGE, a group operating in the bio-based resources and energy sectors, have joined forces to develop a large-scale solar and battery storage project in Indonesia whose renewable power will be exported to Singapore through a subsea intercon
TAQA enters 700 MW Northern Ireland-Scotland interconnector, route surveys on schedule
UK expert submarine cable and survey services provider A-2-Sea Solutions has been appointed to carry out route surveys for a new HVDC subsea electricity interconnector that will link the Belfast region in Northern Ireland and the Ayrshire region in Scotland. The LirIC interconnector project will hav
Singapore, Malaysia eye importing offshore wind power from Vietnam
Energy companies from Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam have signed a joint development agreement to explore cross-border renewable energy links, focusing on exporting offshore wind power from Vietnam. Through this agreement, Malaysia, as represented by MY Energy Consortium, a consortium established