In 2015, the existing oil-filled sea cables in Tjeldsundet were replaced by four new PEX sea cables, with one kept as a reserve, and the cable landfall on the west side of the strait was relocated from the jointing house at Slåttøya to a new terminal mast on Fiskøya, after which the new cable system was put into operation.
In 2015, a new subsea cable crossing Tjeldsundet associated with the Kvandal–Kanstadbotn 132 kV line was put into operation between Tjeldøya and Fiskøya, with the cable landfall on the west side moved from the former cable joint house on Slåttøya to a new terminal mast on Fiskøya, and the existing joint houses at Slåttøya and Langneset removed. The sea cable, commissioned in 2015, remains in service and is intended to be used by the renewed overhead line, rather than being replaced.
Statnett selected Nexans Norway AS to supply the new 132 kV subsea cable between Langneset (Dragland) in Tjeldsund municipality and Fiskøya in Lødingen municipality over Tjeldsundet, including delivery of the cable itself, end terminations and related accessories, as well as cable cutting and final termination works. The award to Nexans also covers installation of end terminations and surge arresters as part of the project to renew the cable link and improve security of supply to Lofoten, Vesterålen and the Harstad area.
| Norway | Norway | |
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| Landfall | Fiskøya, Lødingen | Langneset (Dragland), Tjeldsund |
| Grid Connection | — | — |
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