NeuConnect

Sumitomo Electric has been awarded a subcontract by Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of 525-kV HVDC submarine cable for the NeuConnect interconnector between the UK and Germany, a 1.4 GW project.

Prysmian secured a turnkey contract worth €1.2 billion from Neuconnect to design, manufacture, install, test and commission a 725 km subsea power line between the UK and Germany.

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth around €1.2 billion by NeuConnect to design, manufacture, install, test and commission a 725 km submarine interconnector linking the UK and German electricity grids.