Abengoa Northern Atlantic Interconnection (ANAI) is a proposed high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cross-border interconnector project promoted by Abengoa / Inabensa. The project is described in ENTSO‑E TYNDP documentation as a voltage-source-converter (VSC) multiterminal HVDC link with a rated tr...
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In a 2019 HVDC market overview, the Abengoa Northern Atlantic Interconnection (ANAI) subsea HVDC link, rated at 2 GW and over 1,500 km in length, was shown with a planned project completion date of 2026, indicating a target year for the interconnector to be fully built and entering commercial service at its intended capacity.
Abengoa SA filed for insolvency in February 2021, marking Spain's largest corporate bankruptcy with €8.9bn in gross debt. EY-Parthenon appointed as insolvency administrators in March 2021. The company was subsequently acquired by COX Energy Group. Project cancelled as a result.
By July 2019, the Abengoa Northern Atlantic Interconnection (ANAI) was described in ENTSO-E and industry documentation as a proposed subsea multiterminal HVDC interconnector using voltage source converters, promoted by Inabensa (Abengoa) to link Spain, France and the United Kingdom. The project was characterised as a >1,500 km, 2,000 MW cross-border transmission line within Spain’s planned interconnection portfolio, with its latest status noted as "to be confirmed" (TBC) and an indicative completion date of 2026.
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The Abengoa Northern Atlantic Interconnection (ANAI), a proposed 2,000 MW subsea multiterminal HVDC interconnector using voltage source converters to link Spain, France and the United Kingdom, was included as Project 281 in ENTSO‑E’s 2016 Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), as documented in the project sheet published on 6 December 2016.
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