Energinet, National Grid sign contracts on cables and converters for Viking Link
The two grid operators in Denmark and the UK, Energinet and National Grid, have signed all contracts for the construction of the interconnector Viking Link between the two countries.
The 1400 MW interconnector will flow power between the UK and Denmark from the end of 2023.
In July 2019 the Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian was awarded the contract on the 625 km submarine cable and the 67 km land cable in the UK, while the Danish cable manufacturer NKT was awarded the contract on the 76 km land cable in Denmark.
The contract for the two converter plants to be built in both Revsing in Jutland and Bicker Fen in Linconshire, went to the German company Siemens.
Together, these contracts represent a value of EUR 1.1 billion (US$1.2 billion).
Construction of the converter stations will start in 2020, while land cables and submarine cables will be laid from 2020 to 2023. In Denmark, preparations for the construction of the cable will begin as early as the end of the year, with an 800 meter long drill under the dunes at Blåbjerg, which the land cable must later be pulled through.
