NordLink: First cable laid on seabed

Installation of a subsea power cable between Norway and Germany has started. The first metres have been laid on the seabed in Vollesfjord in Vest-Agder.

Once completed, the new cable, NordLink, will be one of the world’s longest power cables, and will provide the first direct link between the Norwegian and German power grids. The entire interconnector is 623 kilometres in length, and 516 kilometres will be installed as a subsea cable. First part this year “The first part of the cable will be installed this summer, 124 kilometres from Vollesfjord and to the Danish sector of the North Sea,” says Executive Vice President Håkon Borgen, Statnett. “We have been working on this project for several years, and it is very exciting to... ... More: Official Press Release Stattnett

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Statnett, NordLink, Germany, Norway, cable, grid