ABB will supply the cable for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link that is scheduled for completion in 2010, creating the country’s first nationwide electricity network. The contract was awarded by Energinet.dk, the state-owned operator of the Danish gas and electricity transmission networks.
The 58 km power link with a capacity of 600 MW will run underwater for 32 km and underground for the rest of the stretch.
The cable will connect Denmark’s western grid, which is already linked to the German network, to the country’s eastern grid, which has an electricity partnership with Sweden. This will create a national electricity network for the first time in Danish history.
