# Sumitomo Electric secures €2B HVDC cable contract from Amprion

Sumitomo Electric signed an EPC contract with Amprion for the DC35 project, a 525 kV HVDC XLPE cable project spanning 530 km in Germany. The contract value is approximately €2 billion.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-05-20
- Where: Germany (Rastede to Marxheim), Germany
- Value: $2.17B (2.00B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: 525 kV HVDC XLPE power cables
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Electric Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16532.md)
- [Amprion](https://endata.com/companies/10110.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sumitomoelectric.com](https://sumitomoelectric.com/press/2026/05/prs024), 2026-05-21: "Sumitomo Electric Group has signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Amprion for the DC35 project, a 525 kV HVDC cable project spanning 530 km of the route length."

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