Sumitomo Electric wins contract for NeuConnect
Japan: Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of HVDC submarine cable for NeuConnect Interconnector.
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Japan: Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of HVDC submarine cable for NeuConnect Interconnector.
NeuConnect is a 1.4 GW power interconnection project between the UK and Germany.
Sumitomo Electric has been nominated as subcontractor to supply a section of HVDC Mass Impregnated cable to Prysmian PowerLink, who secured the main contract with NeuConnect for the turn-key design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 725-km submarine interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The submarine cable, which forms part of the offshore cable route between the two countries, will be manufactured at Sumitomo’s Osaka Works in Japan.
Yasuyuki Shibata, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Electric, commented: “We are honored to be the supplier for this project, which will form part of critical infrastructures to achieve net-zero emissions. As a leading player in the HVDC power transmission industry, Sumitomo Electric is committed to supporting the creation of a zero-carbon society with its reliable and trouble-free high-voltage cable system technology,” commented Yasuyuki Shibata, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Electric.
Source: T&D India
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