# TenneT and TransnetBW award €2B SuedLink cable contracts to NKT and Prysmian

German TSOs TenneT and TransnetBW selected NKT and Prysmian to supply and install two 525 kV XLPE insulated underground cables for the SuedLink HVDC interconnector. The total contract value is around €2 billion, with NKT's share over €1 billion and Prysmian's over €800 million.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-01
- Where: Germany (Wilster to Bergrheinfeld), Germany
- Value: $2.25B (2.00B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: 525 kV XLPE insulated underground cables, HVDC interconnector
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [TenneT](https://endata.com/companies/272.md) (customer)
- [Prysmian](https://endata.com/companies/968.md) (supplier)
- [TransnetBW](https://endata.com/companies/9536.md) (customer)
- [NKT](https://endata.com/companies/15394.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [modernpowersystems.com](https://www.modernpowersystems.com/news/suedlink-contracts-awarded-to-prysmian-and-nkt-8004575/), 2020-07-01: "In the future, SuedLink will form the backbone of the energy transition in Germany."

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