Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed the Greenlink Interconnector Project, which involved the installation of HVDC and fiber optic cables for its client, Greenlink Interconnector.
The project employs Sumitomo Electric’s HVDC cross-linked polyethylene cables for submarine and underground electricity interconnection, linking the existing electricity grids in Ireland and the U.K.
Greenlink is expected to provide a new grid connection between Great Island in County Wexford, Ireland and Pembrokeshire in Wales. Electricity flows in either direction, depending on supply and demand in each country.
The project has completed all testing, commissioning and handover of the cable system to the consortium partner, Siemens Energy. Trial operations is expected to commence in the coming months.
The project included the manufacture and installation of onshore HVDC cables along a 24 kilometer route in Ireland, a 6 kilometer route in Wales, and submarine cables along a 160 kilometer offshore route.
“Greenlink is immensely pleased that Sumitomo Electric has completed all onshore and offshore HVDC cable installation work ahead of schedule,” says James O’Reilly, CEO of Greenlink.
“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.”
