Suedlink High Voltage Tender

Project LocDCtion LehrteGermanyScope of work SuedLink high-voltage DC projectNKT has been awarded its largest order ever of over EUR 1bn by TenneT and TransnetBW. The contracts comprise the supply and installation of a 525 kV XLPE high-voltage DC direct current onshore cable system with a route length of approx. 750 km for the German SuedLink corridor.The SuedLink corridor comprises two power cable systems and NKT has been awarded the 2GW cable link which will be the worlds largest and longest high-voltage DC underground interconnector. The SuedLink line starts in Northern Germany where it connects to power from offshore wind farms and to the Nordlink interconnector which brings hydro power from Norway to Germany via a 525 kV high-voltage DC offshore power cable system also provided by NKT. In May this year NKT announced to also deliver the majority of the 525 kV XLPE power cable system for the SuedOstLink corridor in Eastern Germany.The power cables and accessories to be delivered by NKT for SuedLink comprises two lots which constitutes one out of two full power cable systems. Furthermore the order comprises a specially engineered solution for the power cable to cross the Elbe river and a salt mine. The NKT contract value of over EUR 1bn in market prices corresponds to over EUR 875m in standard metal prices. NKT expects to start production early 2022 on its plants in Cologne Germany and in Karlskrona Sweden with expected project completion in 2026.