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Power Cable Systems

Updated Thursday 11 June 2015
ATLANTIC REGION
No cables listed
 
AUSTRALASIAN REGION
Basslink
Victoria - Tasmania

Updated 25 October 2005 - Basslink Pty Ltd
In-Service: November 2005

McGaurans Beach, Victoria -- Four Mile Bluff, Tasmania. 298km bundled power cable (400kV), metallic return and fibre optic.

Maintenance Authority: Basslink Pty Ltd
Cook Strait 4 (CKS 4)

Updated 4 February 2005 - Transpower NZ
In-Service: June 1991

Oteranga Bay -- Fighting Bay. 42km in length. 1400 sq. mm, 350kV DC Power Cable.

Maintenance Authority: Transpower NZ Ltd
Cook Strait 5 (CKS 5)

Updated 4 February 2005 - Transpower NZ
In-Service: June 1991

Oteranga Bay -- Fighting Bay. 42km in length. 1400 sq. mm, 350kV DC Power Cable.

Maintenance Authority: Transpower NZ Ltd
Cook Strait 6 (CKS 6)

Updated 4 February 2005 - Transpower NZ
In-Service: June 1991

Oteranga Bay -- Fighting Bay. 42km in length. 1400 sq. mm, 350kV DC Power Cable.

Maintenance Authority: Transpower NZ Ltd
 
BALTIC REGION
Oresund, Ellekilde - Viken

Updated 8 October 2010 TeliaSonera
In-Service: TBA

Ellekilde, Denmark -- Viken, Sweden - 8.4 km

Maintenance Authority: PowerCom Cable
 
CARIBBEAN REGION
No cables listed
 
EASTERN PACIFIC REGION
No cables listed
 
MEDITERRANEAN, RED SEA AND BLACK SEA REGION
No cables listed
 
NORTH SEA AND SKAGERRAK REGION
BritNed Interconnector

Entered 15 November 2010 BritNed
In-Service: 2011

Maasvlakte, The Netherlands – Isle of Grain, United Kingdom - 260 km.
2 bundled 450kv, 1000 mw HVDC Bipolar Power Transmission Cables. 1430mm2 copper, mass-impregnated, single armoured.

Maintenance Authority: BritNed Development Limited
EDF1 (INGRID)

Entered 27 April 2007, CIEG
In-Service: 1984

Archirondel, Jersey - St. Remy des Landes, France - 27 km.

System Operator: Channel Islands Electricity Grid Ltd
EDF2 (INGRID)

Entered 27 April 2007, CIEG
In-Service: 2000

Segment 1: Havelet Bay, Guernsey - Greve de Lecq, Jersey - 37 km.
90 kV, 60MW, AC Power Transmission Cable. 300 mm2 copper, 3-core XLPe with integral fibres, Double Armoured.
Segment 2: Archirondel, Jersey - St. Remy des Landes, France - 27 km.
90 kV, 80MW, AC Power Transmission Cable. 300 mm2 copper, 3-core XLPe with integral fibres, Double Armoured.

System Operator: Channel Islands Electricity Grid Ltd
NordLink

Entered 28 May 2015, Statnett
In-Service: Planned

Wilster (Germany) - Tonstad (Norway) (516km submarine cable and 107km terrestrial cable) 500kV. Two Mass Impregnated HVDC submarine cable systems having a 1,400MW transmission capacity.


System Operators: Statnett, TenneT
NorNed

Entered 31 October 2008, ICPC Secretariat
In-Service: 2008

730 MW HVDC Bipolar Power Cable. Feda, Norway - Eemshaven, The Netherlands
Total Length:576 km

Maintenance Authorities: Statnett, TenneT
NSN Interconnector

Entered 28 May 2015, Statnett
In-Service: Planned

Blyth (UK) - Kvilldal (Norway) (720km) 500kV. Two Mass Impregnated HVDC submarine cable systems having a 1,400MW transmission capacity.


System Operators: National Grid (UK), Statnett
Skagerrak 1

Entered 28 May 2015 - Statnett
In-Service: 1976

Denmark - Norway (124km) 250kV MI HVDC submarine cable system having a 270MW transmission capacity.


System Operators: Energinet.dk, Statnett
Skagerrak 2

Entered 28 May 2015 Statnett
In-Service: 1977

Denmark - Norway (124km) 250kV MI HVDC submarine cable system having a 270MW transmission capacity.

System Operators: Energinet.dk, Statnett
Skagerrak 3

Entered 28 May 2015, Statnett
In-Service: 1993

Denmark - Norway (124km) 350kV MI HVDC submarine cable system having a 500MW transmission capacity.


System Operators: Energinet.dk, Statnett
Skagerrak 4

Entered 28 May 2015, Statnett
In-Service: 2014

Tjele, Denmark - Kristiansand, Norway (140km submarine cable and 100km terrestrial cable) 500kV MI HVDC submarine cable system having a 700MW transmission capacity.


System Operators: Energinet.dk, Statnett
 
PERSIAN GULF, ARABIAN SEA & WEST INDIAN OCEAN REGION
No cables listed
 
WESTERN PACIFIC, FAR EAST AND EAST INDIAN OCEAN REGION
No cables listed

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