# National Grid awards HVDC supply chain framework contracts worth £45.9bn

National Grid awarded two HVDC supply chain framework contracts: six cable suppliers for approximately £21.3bn and four converter suppliers for approximately £24.6bn, covering a five-year period with potential three-year extension.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-03-13
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $58.4B (45.9B GBP)
- Status: completed
- Products: HVDC cables, HVDC converter systems
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NKT Cables](https://endata.com/companies/271.md) (supplier)
- [National Grid](https://endata.com/companies/389.md) (customer)
- [Prysmian](https://endata.com/companies/968.md) (supplier)
- [Mitsubishi Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2378.md) (supplier)
- [GE Vernova](https://endata.com/companies/2947.md) (supplier)
- [Siemens Energy](https://endata.com/companies/6803.md) (supplier)
- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md) (supplier)
- [LS Cable & System](https://endata.com/companies/21025.md) (supplier)
- [Taihan Cable & Solution](https://endata.com/companies/40042.md) (supplier)
- [Sumitomo Electric](https://endata.com/companies/59337.md) (supplier)
- [Hellenic & Jan De Nul Consortium](https://endata.com/companies/83469.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [nationalgrid.com](https://www.nationalgrid.com/media-centre/press-releases/national-grid-awards-hvdc-supply-chain-framework-contracts), 2025-03-13: "National Grid has awarded two parts of a £59bn High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) supply chain framework to deliver the required works and equipment needed for key energy projects across the country."

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