The world’s longest HVDC Light cable NordBalt HVDC Light connection, Sweden-Lithuania
- World’s longest HVDC Light® Scope of supply underground and submarine cable −− Turnkey HVDC Light transmission system −− HVDC Light converters - Connects the power grids of the −− Project management Baltic states and the Nordic countries −− HVDC Light cable system −− Cable system design, engineering and manufacture - Strengthens electricity supply and −− Submarine and underground cable laying and installation energy security on both sides of the −− Cable joints, transition joints and terminations Baltic Sea −− Testing and commissioning - Integrates the emerging Baltic Cable data electricity trading market with the Power rating 700 MW DC Voltage ± 300 kV Nordic market Cable length 2 x 400 km submarine HVDC Light cable (Al) 2 x 40 km underground HVDC Light cable (Al) 2 x 13 km underground HVDC Light cable (Al) Customers Svenska Kraftnät, Sweden LITGRID AB, Lithuania Completion 2015 Portugal Morocco Spain Ireland Iceland Algeria Andorra U. K. Balearicislands France Belgium Sardinia Corsica Lux. Switzerland Tunisia fields, oil-free cablesandminimalvisibility. of environmental benefits, includingneutralelectromagnetic wide poweroutage).HVDCLightalsooffers auniqueraft rapidly restore systemoperationsintheeventofasystem- and converterlosses,blackstartcapability(theabilityto lines, highlycompactAC-DCconverterstations,lowcable offers severalcompelling benefits,including‘invisible’power sion systemsusingsubmarineandunderground cables.It HVDC LightisanABBtechnologyforconnectingtransmis- Why ABB? petition andprovidingsources alternative ofelectricpower. Nordic andEuropean electricitymarkets,thusimproving com- of LithuaniaanditsBalticstateneighborstointegratewiththe The interconnection will enable theemergingelectricitymarket also strengthenSweden. powersupply insouthern those oftheNordic countries andtheEuropean Union.Itwill the three Balticstates– Lithuania,LatviaandEstonia–with energy independencebyinterconnecting thepowergridsof The linkispartofLithuania’s long-termstrategytosecure its ka KraftnätandLITGRIDAB. and Lithuaniantransmissionsystemoperators(TSOs),Svens- The NordBalt HVDCLightlinkisajointproject of theSwedish Customer needs Germany Denmark Norway Italy Libya Slovenia
Sicily Sweden Austria Croatia Nybro Malta Montenegro Poland Macedonia Bosnia Hungary Albania Klaipeda Slovakia Finland Serbia Lithuania Greece Estonia Latvia Bulgaria Romania Belarus Ukraine Moldova Egypt Russia Cyprus Turkey Lebanon Israel − − − Customer benefits 2015. The project isscheduled forcompletiontowards theendof Natura 2000nature protection area ontheLithuanianside. and explosivesdumpinggrounds, aswellcross through a Sea. Thecableroute has topassthrough formerminedareas a 2x400kmHVDCLightsubmarinecableacross theBaltic HVDC Lightunderground cableontheLithuanianside,and Light underground cable ontheSwedishside,a2x13km The HVDCLightcablesystemcomprisesa2x40km are asynchronous. and theLithuaniangridaratingof330kVAC;twogrids system. TheSwedishpowergridhasaratingof400kVAC converted from ACtoDCfortransferintheHVDCLightcable and theotheratKlaipedainLithuania,where thepoweris It comprisestwoconverterstations,oneatNybro inSweden The ABBHVDCLightsolutionhasapowerratingof300kV. commissioning. engineering, onshore andoffshore installation,testingand rine andunderground cables,aswellsystemdesignand power grids.Thesolutionincludesconverterstations,subma- for thetransferofpowerineitherdirection betweenthetwo ABB isproviding acompleteHVDCLightinterconnection The ABBsolution between Denmark’s power grids. andwestern eastern connections betweenGotlandandtheSwedishmainland Denmark andSweden(Konti-Skan2),aswelltheinter and Germany(BalticCable),Denmark(Kontek), Sweden (Fenno-Skan),andPoland(SwePol), those betweenEstoniaandFinland(Estlink), HVDC Lightinterconnections across theBalticSea, including ABB hasalready provided severaloftheexistingHVDC and www.abb.com/cables Email: [email protected] Fax: Phone: Sweden ABB’s highvoltagecableunitin For more informationpleasecontact: − − − Jordan voltage direct current cables technology leaderinsubmarineandunderground high Supplier expertiseandreliability –ABBisthemarketand Proven solutionfrom thepioneerofHVDCcabletechnology supplier Complete HVDCLightgridinterconnection from asingle Syria Georgia Saudi Arabia +46 45555655 +46 45555600 Armenia Iraq Azerbaijan Iran
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