The project involves supplying four HVDC 320 kV single-core cables with XLPE insulation that will connect the Al Mirfa onshore converter station to Al Ghallan
January 21, 2022
Samsung C&T has issued a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) to Prysmian Group to supply power cables for the HVDC submarine cable project in the Middle East. The LNTP was awarded by Samsung C&T as part of its EPC consortium with Jan De Nul Group. It is worth about EUR 220 million (USD 251 million).
The upcoming cable link, part of the HVDC transmission system for the ADNOC-TAQA Lightning Project, will enable massive energy transmission between the converter station in Al Mirfa, Abu Dhabi, and the Al Ghallan offshore island.
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The project involves the design, supply, accessories assembly, and site acceptance testing of four HVDC 320 kV single-core cables with XLPE insulation that will connect the Al Mirfa onshore converter station to Al Ghallan, an artificial offshore island in the Arabian Gulf. The project comprises 124 km of submarine HVDC cables to be installed in water depths of up to 35 m and 3.5 km of HVDC land cables. The commissioning of the project is scheduled for 2025.
Under the LNTP, Prysmian will perform engineering works, secure manufacturing capacity, proceed with partial production of the HVDC cables for the electrification project.
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The company will produce the HVDC submarine cables in Arco Felice, Italy, while the HVDC land cables will be manufactured at the plant in Pikkala, Finland. The submarine fiber optical cables will be produced at the plant in Nordenham, Germany.
