Amrum cable
OperationalIsland LinkDE8.05 MW20 kV4.5 km2016
Basic information
5 fieldsStatus
operational
Capacity
8.05 MW
Project Company
Type
island link
Supply Chain (0)
Project Timeline (4)
Sept 2016Commercial Operations Full Power
New 20 kV, 4.5 km submarine cable between Foehr and Amrum energised, replacing 1944 infrastructure. SH Netz (HanseWerk) invested EUR 2.15 million.
20 Sept 2016Cable Installation Complete
By September 2016, Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG had completed laying a new 20 kV subsea cable between Norddorf on Amrum and Utersum on Föhr, replacing an ageing 1944 cable to secure Amrum’s electricity supply. The roughly 4.5 km cable, manufactured by Nexans and costing about EUR 2.15 million, was already installed and works were nearing completion so that the newly laid cable could be put into operation within the same week.
Date TBDCable Supplier Selected
Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG engaged Nexans as the manufacturer and supplier of the new 20 kV, 4.5 km submarine power cable connecting Norddorf on Amrum with Utersum on Föhr, replacing an aging 1944 cable as part of a €2.15 million project to secure the island’s electricity supply.
Date TBDOnshore Construction Start
Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG commenced onshore construction works to renew the 20 kV subsea power cable between Norddorf on Amrum and Utersum on Föhr, including connection at local distribution substations, as part of a €2.15 million project to replace a 1944-vintage cable and secure Amrum’s electricity supply; by the time of reporting these renewal works were nearing completion.