Teigen - Evje
CrossingOperationalNO420 kV13 km2012
Also known as:Teigen–Evje sjøkabel, Teigen-Evje sjøkabel, Teigen–Evje kabel, Teigen-Evje kabel, Oslofjorden Teigen–Evje
Status:Operational
Project Company:Statnett SF
Type:crossing
Website:www.statnett.no
Teigen–Evje is a Statnett-owned subsea transmission crossing of the Oslofjord in south‑eastern Norway, linking the Teigen and Evje landing points/substations. The project was driven by the need to secure transfer capacity across the Oslofjord and to remove a known bottleneck in the southern Norwegian transmission system; it also supports cross‑border...
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Project Timeline (5)
2012Commercial Operations Full PowerStale
Statnett planned for the new 420 kV Oslofjorden (Teigen–Evje) subsea cable, a 13 km interconnector across the Oslofjord, to be completed and commissioned in 2012 as an ongoing major investment project with an allocated cost of about NOK 1.2 billion.
15 Jul 2011Fid Financial Close
By mid-2011 Statnett classified the Oslofjorden (Teigen - Evje) 420 kV subsea cable as an ongoing major investment project and reported that NOK 1,200 million in funds had been granted for the scheme, enabling construction to proceed towards an expected 2012 commissioning.
kr1,200M
2010Onshore Construction Start
Statnett reports that construction work on the onshore facilities at Evje and Teigen for the Oslofjord (Teigen–Evje) cable project has commenced, following the concession granted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED) in December 2010.
Dec 2009Planning Consent Submitted
Licence: Licence to construct a new subsea cable over the Oslofjord between Teigen and Evje
In December 2009, Statnett submitted a licence application to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) for a new 420 kV subsea cable crossing of the Oslofjord between Teigen and Evje, seeking consent to establish the Teigen–Evje interconnector on the Rød–Hasle line.
Date TBDPlanning Consent Awarded
Authority: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE) · Licence: Concession for construction and operation of new 420 kV subsea cable connection between Teigen and Evje in the Oslofjord
Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE) granted Statnett a concession for the construction and operation of a new 420 kV subsea cable connection between a new jointing station at Teigen in Vestfold and a new jointing station at Evje in Østfold in the Oslofjord. The licence allows up to three sets of 420 kV submarine cables (nine cables), and includes permission to operate and maintain the existing cable installation for five years after the new system is commissioned, with the aim of securing transmission capacity across the Oslofjord and improving security of supply in the Østland region.