Kvina - Lovund
Island LinkOperationalNO36 kV38.3 km
Status:Operational
Type:island link
Website:arva.no
Kvina–Lovund is recorded in industry databases as a Norwegian domestic interconnector linking the Kvina and Lovund areas. The publicly accessible entry used for this extraction ([redacted source]) identifies the project by name and country but does not publish technical parameters, ownership, or a development timeline. The listing explicitly shows key...
Supply Chain (0)
Project Timeline (5)
1 Jan 2027Onss Commissioned
Arva AS plans to commission the new Øresvik transformer station, equipped with control and switching systems from Siemens Energy AS and transformers from EB Energi AS, in Q1 2027. The station, built with 2x50 MVA 132/33/22 kV transformers and associated GIS equipment, will increase capacity for growing aquaculture demand on Lovund and Træna and is connected via a new 33 kV line to the sea cable in Kvina and to the upgraded network station on Lovund.
19 Feb 2024Planning Consent Awarded
Authority: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE) · Licence: Anleggskonsesjon for ny Øresvik transformatorstasjon, utvidelse av Lovund transformatorstasjon og 33 kV-forbindelsen Øresvik–Lovund inkludert jordkabel Øresvik–Kvina og sjøkabel Kvina–Lovund
On 19 February 2024, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) granted Arva AS an anleggskonsesjon (construction licence) to build the new Øresvik transformer station, extend the existing Lovund transformer station, and construct a new 33 kV connection from Øresvik to Lovund. The licensed infrastructure includes an approximately 1.4 km land cable from Øresvik transformer station to Kvina and about 38.3 km of submarine cable from Kvina to Lovund, enabling the Kvina–Lovund interconnector segment to proceed.
16 May 2023Eia Submitted
Authority: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE) · Licence: Concession application under the Energy Act for new Øresvik transformer station and 33 kV power line Øresvik–Lovund (including Kvina–Lovund segment)
On 16 May 2023, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) announced that it had received a concession application from Arva AS for construction of a new Øresvik transformer station and a new 33 kV power line from Øresvik in Rødøy municipality to Lovund in Lurøy municipality, including a section from Øresvik via Kvina to Lovund. The application, which includes the Kvina–Lovund cable segment, was made available on NVE’s website and sent to public hearing, inviting comments by 30 June 2023.
24 Oct 2018Procurement Notice
On 24 October 2018, Nordlandsnett AS issued another contract notice for a new Kvina–Lovund submarine cable, inviting negotiated-procedure tenders for the supply of a 36 kV submarine cable of around 41 km and its installation between Kvina and Lovund in Lurøy municipality, including loading, transport, laying and securing works.
26 Apr 2018Procurement Notice
On 26 April 2018, Nordlandsnett AS published a contract notice for the Kvina–Lovund submarine cable, launching a tender for the production and delivery of a 36 kV, approximately 41 km submarine cable and its installation between Kvina and Lovund as part of a new radial from Øresvik transformer station to improve security of electricity supply to Lovund in Lurøy municipality.