Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable DesignSubmarine Cable ManufactureSubmarine Cable Installation
Lifecycle Stages:
DevelopmentConstruction
Quantities:724 km submarine cable (interconnector)
Cable Specifications:
TypeHVDC
Purposeinterconnector
Voltage525 kV
Route Length623 km
Source text:
Two 525 kV MIND HVDC subsea cable subsystems (>700 km total manufactured length) for the NordLink bipole interconnector between Norway and Germany.
Contract Details
Contract Value:€500M
Adjusted to 2025:€644M
Currency:EUR
Award Date:12 Feb 2015
Description
Nexans was awarded an approximately €500 million contract by the Statnett, TenneT and KfW consortium to deliver the main subsea cable system for the NordLink HVDC interconnector between Norway and Germany. The company designed, manufactured and installed two 525 kV mass impregnated non-draining (MIND) HVDC cable subsystems, providing more than 700 km of submarine cable in a bipole configuration for the Norwegian and Danish sectors of the route. Cables were produced at Nexans’ Halden plant and laid using the cable‑laying vessel C/S Nexans Skagerrak, with burial and protection carried out using the Capjet trenching system. The subsea section supplied by Nexans corresponds to roughly 362 km of route with two parallel cables, equal to about 724 km of manufactured cable, enabling 1,400 MW power transfer as part of Europe’s longest HVDC interconnector.