Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable DesignSubmarine Cable ManufactureSubmarine Cable InstallationOnshore Cable DesignOnshore Cable ManufactureOnshore Cable Installation
Lifecycle Stages:
DevelopmentConstruction
Quantities:244 km submarine cable (island_link), 7 onshore_cables
Cable Specifications:
TypeHVDC
Purposeisland link
Voltage250 kV
Route Length244 km
Source text:
Peninsula–Balearic Islands (Sagunto–Santa Ponsa) 250 kV HVDC bipole submarine interconnector (COMETA / RÓMULO), approx. 237 km subsea and 7 km land route, 2 parallel cables.
Contract Details
Contract Value:€118.7M
Adjusted to 2025:€161.6M
Currency:EUR
Award Date:26 Sept 2007
Client:
Red Eléctrica (REE / Redeia)
Description
Prysmian Cables & Systems was awarded a €118.7 million contract by Red Eléctrica de España as part of the COMETA (RÓMULO) project, Spain’s first HVDC submarine interconnection linking the Iberian Peninsula and Majorca. Working in consortium with Nexans, Prysmian’s scope covered turnkey design, engineering and supply of one of the two 250 kV paper-insulated HVDC submarine cables, associated land cable sections and a medium-voltage return cable, as well as fibre-optic data cables. Prysmian was responsible for manufacturing the subsea and land power cables at its Arco Felice plant in Italy and for offshore installation, including laying of the HVDC submarine cable, the return cable and fibre-optic cable using its cable-laying vessel Giulio Verne. The system connects Sagunto, near Valencia, to Santa Ponsa in Majorca, providing up to 400 MW of transfer capacity and strengthening security of supply to the Balearic Islands.