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ABB and Prysmiam win IFA2 Interconnection Contracts
National Grid UK and France’s Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have awarded contracts with a combined value of around EUR 620 million for the supply of cables and converter stations for the IFA2 interconnector, to Swiss-based player ABB and cable specialist Prysmian Group.
read more... 11/04/2017
UK-France electricity connection capacity halved to end of February
Electricity flows via the electricity link connecting Britain and France will be reduced by 50 percent until the end of February because of cable damage, National Grid declared on Tuesday.
read more... 30/11/2016
The longest Iceland-UK electricity cable plan seen confronting Brexit deferral
Plans to construct the world's longest electricity interconnector from Iceland to Britain might be deferred by Britain's decision to leave the European Union, as stated by the manager of Icelandic utility Landsvirkjun.
read more... 24/10/2016
Construction starts at NordLink power interconnection between Norway and Germany
TenneT Holding BV, Statnett SF and KfW celebrated the start of construction of the 1.4 GW NordLink subsea cable project, the first direct link between the Norwegian and German energy markets.
read more... 20/09/2016
Lewis Wind Power purchases new wind farm site in Scotland
Lewis Wind Power (LWP), a joint venture between engineering and construction group Amec Foster Wheeler and EDF Energy Renewables, on Wednesday acquired new wind farm acreage on Scotland's Isle of Lewis since it tries to sell production into the wider UK grid through a scheduled sub-sea cable.
read more... 16/09/2016