# ABB to electrify NKT's submarine cable factory expansion in Karlskrona

ABB won a contract to supply electrical power equipment for NKT's expansion of its high-voltage submarine power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, including a new 200-meter extrusion tower. The expanded facility will be the world's largest high-voltage offshore cable factory.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-04-21
- Where: Karlskrona, Sweden, Sweden
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 20 GW of offshore wind cable capacity annually
- Products: UniGear ZS1 switchgear, electrical power distribution
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [NKT](https://endata.com/companies/15394.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [iee-business.com](https://www.iee-business.com/organizations/abb-388/news/abb-electrify-world-s-largest-submarine-high-voltage-40), 2025-04-21: "The ongoing investment in the factory creates the opportunity to annually produce the cables required to connect up to ten average offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 20 GW."

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