The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the 1,250 MW subsea and underground transmission line that will bring clean and renewable power from the Canadian border to New York City (NYC). On 14 April, the PSC granted … Read More
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Xlinks seeks marine survey services for UK-Morocco interconnector
The UK-based Xlinks has opened a tender for marine geophysical and geotechnical surveys to be performed on the interconnector cable route between Morocco and the UK. Xlinks is looking to award one contract for the marine geophysical, geotechnical and environmental … Read More
NeuConnect reaches milestone as Germany passes new energy laws
The German government has passed new energy legislation under which the NeuConnect interconnector between the UK and Germany will operate. Approved by the German Bundestag and Bundesrat, the new laws clear the way for the construction and operation of independent … Read More
Prysmian inks contract for new Turkish subsea power links
Prysmian Group has officially signed the contract with Turkish utility TEIAS for the two recently announced high-voltage submarine power cable links. Source: Prysmian Earlier this month, Prysmian revealed it had secured a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning … Read More
NordLink ‘green cable’ becomes fully operational
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have taken over the NordLink high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Norway and Germany, marking the end of the interconnector’s trial operation. Nordlink cable installation (Courtesy of TenneT) The takeover from converter manufacturer … Read More
NIB signs off €134 million loan for Viking Link interconnector
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a 10-year loan agreement with Danish national transmission system operator Energinet to co-finance the construction of the Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark. The Viking Link (Courtesy of Viking Link) The … Read More
Ofgem and CRE halt public consultation for AQUIND
Ofgem and its French counterpart the Commission de Régulation de l’Energie (CRE) have published a decision to discontinue public consultation for the AQUIND interconnector. The AQUIND Interconnector is a proposed 2GW subsea and underground high voltage direct current power transmission … Read More
COBRAcable back in business
The COBRAcable interconnector between Dutch and Danish electricity networks is back in operation, Tennet reported on Friday. The 700 MW submarine interconnector was out of operation due to a failure in the cable since the end of September. The repair … Read More
NordLink interconnector enters trial operation phase
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have put the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway into trial operation. The 1,400 MW ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exchange of Norwegian hydropower and German wind energy. The trial also symbolises the entry … Read More
Harmony Link picks seabed survey crew
PSE and Litgrid, transmission system operators in Poland and Lithuania, have signed an agreement with the consortium composed of MEWO, Gdynia Maritime University, and Garant Diving UAB for the seabed survey in the Baltic Sea along the route of the … Read More