Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
Approximate energisation of the Kvina-Lovund 36 kV submarine power cable, securing electricity supply to the island of Lovund (Lurøy municipality, Nordland county) from the mainland grid via the Øresvik area. The cable was procured by Nordlandsnett AS under two tender rounds published 26 April 2018 and 24 October 2018 (negotiated procedure, 41 km of 36 kV submarine cable plus installation between Kvina and Lovund). The tender timeline implies delivery and installation during 2019, after which the cable was energised as the primary electricity supply to Lovund. Year precision is used here because Nordlandsnett / Arva AS has not published a specific commissioning date in publicly-accessible sources; the date should be refined when a Nordlandsnett or NVE records source becomes available. This event is distinct from the subsequent Øresvik transformer station upgrade (2022-2027 construction campaign by Arva AS with Siemens Energy GIS + EB Energi transformers + Fauskebygg civils) which reinforces the landfall-side infrastructure but does not change the operational status of the original cable. Recorded during manual audit review 2026-04-15.