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On 19 January 2026, SSEN Transmission awarded NKT the final turnkey contracts for the 525 kV HVDC power cable systems for the Western Isles HVDC link and the Spittal to Peterhead project, with a combined value of about €2 billion. The award confirms NKT as the contracted cable supplier responsible for design, manufacture and installation of approximately 170 km of combined onshore and offshore HVDC cable for the 1.8 GW Western Isles link, a key element of SSEN Transmission’s Pathway to 2030 grid reinforcement programme.