design, production and installation of both onshore and subsea cable systems for the 525kV HVDC link between Spittal and Peterhead
NKT was awarded SSEN Transmission’s contracts to deliver the 525 kV HVDC power cable system for the Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link (awarded together with SSEN’s Western Isles HVDC link). The scope covered the design, production/manufacture and installation of both offshore (subsea) and onshore cable systems for the link between Banniskirk Hub (Spittal, Caithness) and Netherton Hub (near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire). The combined order value reported for the two Scottish HVDC links was approximately €2bn.