Sumitomo Electric wins $200m Abu Dhabi HVDC cable contract
Sumitomo Electric Industries has secured a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) contract from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a HVDC cable.
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ABU DHABI, UAE: Sumitomo Electric Industries has secured a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) contract from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a HVDC cable for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
The route length of this submarine network is 140 km, using Sumitomo Electric’s 400 kV DC Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology. The system operation is expected to get started in 2025.
This is part of the Project Lightning, a new submarine HVDC network for Adnoc, which comes in line with UAE’s national goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative). It aims to achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions by supplying sustainable power from the mainland through the HVDC transmission system connecting the UAE mainland with Das Island in the Persian Gulf.
Source: Trade Arabia