# XLCC plans HVDC cable factory at Hunterston PARC, Scotland

Peel Ports Clydeport signed an option agreement with XLCC for a 70-acre facility at Hunterston PARC in Ayrshire, Scotland, to produce HVDC subsea cables, with investment of £370 million and creation of 900 permanent jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-08-25
- Where: Hunterston Port and Resource Campus, Ayrshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $510.0M (370.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 900
- Starts operating: Nov 2024
- Status: announced
- Products: HVDC subsea cables
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [XLCC](https://endata.com/companies/57294.md)
- [Peel Ports Clydeport](https://endata.com/companies/57295.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [peelports.com](https://www.peelports.com/news-articles/hunterston-parc-closes-in-on-900-job-deal-with-subsea-energy-cable-manufacturer/), 2021-08-25: "Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC) is primed to secure a deal with a sustainable energy sector company that would result in the creation of 900 permanent jobs"
- [ryden.co.uk](https://www.ryden.co.uk/news-insights/hunterston-parc-closes-in-on-900-job-deal-with-subsea-energy-cable-manufacturer), 2021-09-02: "Peel Ports Clydeport has signed an option agreement with XLCC for a 70-acre facility to include two factories producing state-of-the-art high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable for use in the subsea transmission of renewable energy."

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