Country Belgium
United Kingdom Manufacturer of conductor/cable J-Power systems Manufacturer of substations Siemens Passes through North Sea | From Zeebrugge, Belgium Installer of conductor/cable J-Power systems Installer of substations Siemens | |
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Type of current High-voltage direct current Partners Elia System Operator, National Grid plc | ||
Nemo link project video
Nemo Link is a HVDC submarine power cable under construction between Richborough Energy Park in Kent, the United Kingdom and Zeebrugge, Belgium.
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The project is a joint venture between British National Grid and Belgian Elia.
The electrical interconnector will be the first between the two countries and capable of transmitting up to 1,000 MW at 400 kV i.e. an annual transmission capacity of 8.76 TWh.
The total cable length will be 140 km of which 130 km will be under water.
In 2015 contracts totalling €500 million were awarded to Siemens for the construction of the two onshore converter stations and to J-Power systems for the cable system.
As of August 2015 onshore construction has started with offshore construction scheduled to start in 2016.
The contract for the laying of the actual cable has been awarded to DeepOcean who expect to perform that work in 2017 and 2018.
The cable is expected to be operational by 2019.