NKT has finalized the German sector of the NordLink power cable system connecting the German and Norwegian power grids. The 525 kV MI HVDC power cable system from NKT has now been put. | May 28, 2021
Europe's longest ever underwater electricity cable was inaugurated on Thursday (27 May) by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, marking the completion of the landmark €1.8 billion NordLink project linking the two countries' grids.
NordLink is one of the world's longest subsea cables. It will connect the energy grids of Norway and Germany, with a test run already completed successfully. It will provide some 3.6 million households with green power.
The figure for 2020 of 22.76TWh exceeds the previous year s 20.25TWh by 12.4%.
This means that the annual needs of around seven million households - three-quarters of a million more than in the previous year - can be met with green energy, the company said.
Electricity transmission from the North Sea accounts for a strong 17.2% of total wind power generation in Germany, which reached 132.32TWh in 2020.
TenneT managing director Tim Meyerjürgens said: The North Sea will be the new powerhouse of North-West Europe. TenneT already operates offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands with a transmission capacity of around 8500MW, of which more than 7000MW are in the German North Sea.