# NKT awarded €2B contract for SSEN Transmission subsea cable projects

SSEN Transmission has awarded NKT contracts worth €2 billion to manufacture and install 525kV HVDC cables for the Western Isles and Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable links in Scotland.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-01-20
- Where: Scotland, United Kingdom
- Value: $2.08B (2.00B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: 525kV HVDC subsea cables
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NKT](https://endata.com/companies/15394.md) (supplier)
- [SSEN Transmission](https://endata.com/companies/48650.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [energy-pedia.com](https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/united-kingdom/nkt-awarded-ssen-transmission%E2%80%99s-biggest-ever-contract-for-the-western-isles-and-spittal-to-peterhead-subsea-cable-projects-202576), 2026-01-20: "The contracts – which, when combined, represent the single biggest contract award that SSEN Transmission has ever issued – at a value of €2bn."

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