Lanzarote - Fuerteventura Link
Island LinkOperationalES120 MW132 kV16.945 km2022
Also known as:Enlace Lanzarote–Fuerteventura, Interconexión eléctrica 132 kV Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) – La Oliva (Fuerteventura), Playa Blanca – La Oliva 132 kV (Lanzarote–Fuerteventura)
Status:Operational
Capacity:120 MW
Project Company:Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.
Type:island link
Website:www.ree.es
The Lanzarote–Fuerteventura Link is a domestic 132 kV HVAC interconnection installed by the Spanish TSO to strengthen the electricity transmission system in the eastern Canary Islands. The project comprises a 14.5 km submarine cable (maximum seabed depth ~80 m) between Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) and the Caletilla Negra / La Oliva...
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Project Timeline (8)
25 Apr 2023Inspection Survey
Red Eléctrica and ECOncrete completed a post-installation environmental inspection of the 132 kV subsea electricity cable between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, using professional divers to visually assess the condition of the cable protection and surrounding seabed. The case study found that ECOncrete’s bio‑enhancing concrete protection along the cable trench had rapidly integrated into the marine environment, with diverse species of fish, algae, sponges, crustaceans, molluscs and sea urchins colonising the structures less than a year after installation, demonstrating positive biodiversity impacts alongside the operational power link.
17 Oct 2022Commercial Operations Full Power
On 17 October 2022, Red Eléctrica (Redeia) announced that the new 132 kV inter-island electricity link between the Playa Blanca substation on Lanzarote and the La Oliva substation on Fuerteventura had been successfully completed and placed in service, marking full commercial operation of the Lanzarote–Fuerteventura interconnector. The 14.5 km subsea cable with additional underground land sections, representing a €36 million investment and 120 MVA transmission capacity, now strengthens security and quality of supply on both islands, supports greater renewable energy integration, and reduces dependence on fossil fuels, complementing the existing 66 kV link commissioned in 2005.
17 Oct 2022Cable Installation Complete
On 17 October 2022, Red Eléctrica successfully completed the new 132 kV subsea electricity link between the Playa Blanca substation in Lanzarote and the La Oliva substation in Fuerteventura, comprising a 14.5 km underwater cable at up to 80 metres depth and two underground land sections of 1.8 km on Lanzarote and 645 metres on Fuerteventura. The completed cable significantly strengthens the quality and security of supply on both islands and reduces their dependence on fossil fuels.
16 Nov 2021Cable Installation Start
On 16 November 2021, Red Eléctrica de España started offshore construction for the new 132 kV electricity interconnection between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, mobilising the cable‑laying vessel Leonardo Da Vinci to begin laying the 14.5 km submarine cable between the Playa Blanca and La Oliva substations after route surveys and preparation works.
16 Nov 2021Geophysical Survey Complete
By mid-November 2021, Red Eléctrica had completed geophysical surveys for the new 132 kV interconnector between the Playa Blanca substation on Lanzarote and the La Oliva substation on Fuerteventura, including bathymetric mapping and seabed characterisation along the 14.5 km submarine route to define the cable corridor and minimise environmental impact.
16 Nov 2021Geotech Survey Complete
By 16 November 2021, geotechnical investigations for the Lanzarote–Fuerteventura 132 kV subsea interconnector had been carried out along the full route, providing soil and seabed data needed to design the trenching and burial of the power cable between Playa Blanca and La Oliva and to support detailed route preparation prior to cable laying.
12 Dec 2019Cable Supplier Selected
On 12 December 2019, Prysmian Group was awarded a turnkey contract worth about €27 million by Red Eléctrica de España to design, supply, install and commission the 132 kV HVAC three-core submarine and land power cable system linking Playa Blanca substation on Lanzarote with La Oliva substation on Fuerteventura, covering roughly 14 km subsea and 2 km onshore. This contract formally confirmed Prysmian as the cable supplier for the Lanzarote–Fuerteventura interconnector, with delivery and commissioning then scheduled for 2021.
2019Planning Consent Awarded
Authority: Dirección General de Industria y Energía del Gobierno de Canarias · Licence: Autorización administrativa y declaración de utilidad pública para la construcción del enlace a 132 kV, simple circuito, entre las subestaciones de Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) y La Oliva (Fuerteventura), expediente AT 15/093
The Dirección General de Industria y Energía del Gobierno de Canarias granted Red Eléctrica de España (REE) administrative authorisation and declared public utility for the construction of the 132 kV single‑circuit interconnector between the Playa Blanca substation in Lanzarote and the La Oliva substation in Fuerteventura, covering the installations defined in project file AT 15/093.