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Norway and Britain to construct world’s longest subsea electricity cable
The world's longest subsea power transmission cable is to be built between Norway and Britain by 2021, as stated by Norway's Statnett on Thursday.
read more... 27/03/2015
ABB wins order of $900 million to link Norwegian, German electricity grids
ABB has won orders estimated at approximately $900 million from a conglomerate including leading utilities Statnett and TenneT as well as promotional bank KfW to provide on-shore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations and the cable system in the German sector that will ease the first ever interconnection between the Norwegian and German electricity grids.
read more... 20/03/2015
France and Spain will inaugurate the longest underground high-voltage cable in the world across the Pyrenees
French and Spanish power grid operators have commissioned a long-awaited underground high-voltage cable across the Pyrenees that will enhance the supply security of both countries and will allow Spain to exports its excess of renewable electricity, easing one of the worst network bottlenecks in Europe.
read more... 16/02/2015
Partners to sign for Norwegian-German electricity cable of 1.5-2 billion euro
Norwegian and German power grid firms and Germany's development bank KfW should make the final investment decision on a 1.5-2 billion euro ($1.7-2.3 billion) power cable between the two countries on Tuesday, as stated by associates.
read more... 10/02/2015
Dutch grid company Tennet to support Norway-Germany electricity cable
Dutch stakeholder TenneT declared on Tuesday it had its government's permission to take part in an undersea cable project to connect Norway's hydroelectricity production to the German grid.
read more... 17/12/2014