NorNed

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NorNed is the designation of a 580-kilometre (360 mi) long HVDC submarine power cable between Feda in Norway and the seaport of Eemshaven in the Netherlands, which interconnects both countries' electricity grids. It is the longest submarine power cable in the world. Budgeted at €550 million, the NorNed cable is planned as a bipolar HVDC link with a voltage of 450 kV and a capacity of at least 700 MW. NorNed is a joint project of the Norwegian Transmission System Operator Statnett and its Dutch counterpart TenneT.

Installation of the first sections was started in early 2006; the final section was laid by the end of 2007. On the Dutch shore, TenneT has connected the cable to the 380 kV Dutch high‑voltage grid. In Feda, Statnett has done the same for the 300 kV Norwegian transmission grid. Commercial operation started on 5 May 2008 with a capacity auction. The first commercial power transfer took place the next day, on 6 May.^[1]

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• The NorNed Project (Statnett website)
• The NorNed Project (TenneT website)
• The NorNed Project (ABB website)

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