# NKT awarded €235M turnkey order for Shetland HVDC Link

NKT has been awarded a contract worth approximately €235 million by SSEN Transmission to deliver and install a high-voltage DC interconnector for the Shetland HVDC Link project. The order includes manufacturing and installation of 2x260 km of 320 kV HVDC power cables, with commissioning expected in 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-17
- Where: Shetland, United Kingdom
- Value: $268.0M (235.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: HVDC power cables, submarine power cables
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/nkt/r/nkt-awarded-turnkey-order-for-the-on--and-offshore-project-shetland-hvdc-link,c4225376), 2020-07-17: "NKT has been awarded a contract of approx. EUR 235m by SSEN Transmission to deliver and install a high-voltage DC interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project."
- [bairdmaritime.com](https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/nkt-awarded-turnkey-order-for-on-and-offshore-project-shetland-hvdc-link), 2020-08-04: "The Shetland HVDC Link will be the first transmission connection between the Scottish mainland and the island of Shetland."

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