Prysmian, a leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract worth around €1.2bn (£990m) for the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning of the 725km submarine interconnector, which will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time.
This 1400MW submarine and land cable system will connect two of Europe’s largest energy markets, promoting the efficient use and integration of renewable energy generation resources in both Germany and the UK.
The cable will run through UK, Dutch and German waters between converter stations on the Isle of Grain in Kent and Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony. Contracts for the converter station works are expected to be signed in the coming weeks.
Prysmian will provide the complete cable system to be operated at ±525kV HVDC using mass-impregnated (MI) paper-insulated cables, and include fibre-optic cables on the land and selected submarine...