Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable Installation
Lifecycle Stages:
Construction
Quantities:148 km submarine cable (interconnector)
Cable Specifications:
TypeHVDC
Purposeinterconnector
Voltage150 kV
Route Length105 km
Source text:
For EstLink 1, a ±150 kV, 350 MW HVDC Light system, Global Marine Systems laid the submarine portion of the 105 km DC cable link between Estonia and Finland using the cable ship CS Sovereign.
Contract Details
Client:
ABB
Description
Global Marine Systems was contracted to install the EstLink 1 HVDC submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland. Using its cable-laying vessel CS Sovereign, the company laid the subsea sections of the ±150 kV DC cable pair forming the 350 MW interconnector between Harku in Estonia and Espoo in Finland. The work involved offshore cable lay and associated marine installation activities for the two parallel HVDC cables over the full subsea route.