Prysmian has finalised a contract worth in the region of €1.9 billion with Eastern Green Link 2 Ltd, a joint venture of SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc, the UK transmission network owners. Under the contact, Prysmian will deliver a 2 GW capacity HVDC cable system for the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) network development project to further connect the Scottish and English grids.
“Once completed, the electric ‘superhighway’ cable link will unlock the rich renewable energy capacity of Scotland and significantly increase the UK’s capacity to deliver clean energy … ” commented Hakan Ozmen, EVP Transmission BU, Prysmian.
This contract follows the selection of Prysmian as the exclusive preferred bidder in May 2023 and a subsequent commitment made in June 2023 to assure Prysmian’s continued capacity availability for the project. The new connection is due to be operational in 2029.
Prysmian will design, manufacture, install, test and commission the cable system, which will among the first contracted in the UK to utilise 525 kV HVDC (high voltage direct current) technology with extruded XLPE insulation.
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