Key milestone reached for Greenlink Interconnector Project
Sumitomo Electric has successfully completed the installation of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) and fiber optic cables for Greenlink Interconnector.
Greenlink will provide a new grid connection between Great Island in County Wexford, Ireland, and Pembrokeshire in Wales, UK. Electricity flows in either direction, depending on supply and demand in each country.
The key project milestone was recently achieved with the successful completion of all testing, commissioning, and handover of the cable system to the consortium partner, Siemens Energy. Trial operations will commence in the coming months.
The project included the manufacture and installation of onshore HVDC cables along a 24 km route in Ireland, a 6 km route in Wales, and submarine cables along a 160 km offshore route.
James O’Reilly CEO of Greenlink, said, “Greenlink is immensely pleased that Sumitomo Electric has completed all onshore and offshore HVDC cable installation work ahead of schedule. We eagerly look forward to the successful testing and commissioning of the project later this year. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Sumitomo Electric and their subcontractors for their outstanding contributions to the Greenlink project.”
Greenlink Interconnector Ltd is currently owned by Partners Group a leading global private markets firm headquartered in Switzerland.
