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In February, the Group secured a record contract worth
approximately Euro 800 million - the highest ever recorded
in the cable industry – for the Western HVDC Link project to
develop a new submarine power line between Scotland and
England.
The Western HVDC Link, due to be completed in the second
half of 2015, is strategic for the upgrade of the entire British
transmission grid in view of the UK’s drive to make growing
use of energy from renewable sources. The project represents
a milestone not only in value but also in technological terms.
The interconnector, designed as a low loss HVDC (High Voltage
Direct Current) transmission system, will follow a 400 km
route and operate at a record voltage of 600 kV, the highest
ever reached by an insulated cable (the record to date is 500
kV) with a rating of 2200 MW, both of which levels currently
unmatched by existing long-distance systems.
The submarine power line with be installed in the Irish Sea by
the Group’s cable ship, the “Giulio Verne”.
WESTERN HVDC LINK, A RECORD PROJECT
Hunterston
Edinburgh
Manchester
London
Connor’s Quay
MILESTONE
