# Grain Belt Express awards $1.7B contracts to Quanta and Kiewit for transmission line

Grain Belt Express awarded nearly $1.7 billion in contracts to Quanta Services and Kiewit Energy Group to build an 800-mile HVDC transmission line across Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. An equipment supply agreement with Hubbell Power Systems was also included.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-05-27
- Where: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Jobs: 4,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 megawatts
- Products: HVDC transmission line, insulators, transmission assemblies
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Grain Belt Express](https://endata.com/companies/85005.md)
- [Quanta Services](https://endata.com/companies/2270.md) (supplier)
- [Kiewit Energy Group](https://endata.com/companies/10371.md) (supplier)
- [Hubbell Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/24742.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [hubbell.com](https://www.hubbell.com/hubbellpowersystems/en/news/grain-belt-express-awards-usd1-7b-to-us-contractors-quanta-and-kiewit-to-build-largest-transmission-line-in-us-history), 2025-05-27: "Grain Belt Express, the largest electric transmission project in the U.S., today announced nearly $1.7 billion in combined U.S. contractor awards to Quanta Services and Kiewit Energy Group Inc."

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