Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by German grid operator Amprion for the A-Nord underground cable connection, part of the 2GW German Corridor A electricity transmission project that will transport wind power from the north of the country to the south and west.
The €500m deal will see Prysmian design, manufacture, supply, lay, joint, test and commission a 1GW underground cable system along the entire Northern route of this German Corridor.
Prysmian will deliver a fully qualified ±525kV high voltage DC system consisting of copper cables, insulated with proprietary P-Laser technology, complete with a separate insulated metallic return cable.
The company also will provide all related accessories and integrated PRY-CAM monitoring system, carrying out the design and installation works with a dedicated local project engineering and management team.
The route, with a total length of around 300km, runs from Emden in Lower Saxony to Osterath in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Construction is scheduled to start in 2023.
Prysmian Group chief executive Valerio Battista said: “This award, almost coinciding with the recent SuedOstLink project award, also in Germany, recognises yet again our commitment in the development and upgrading of power grids to support the energy transition.
“It is a source of great satisfaction to see that our undeniable know-how, project execution and innovation capabilities are gaining fully acknowledgment.”
Prysmian Group EVP projects Hakan Ozmen said: “We are delighted to be working with Amprion on this project: the A-Nord project will be one of the main arteries of the German transmission grid, connecting the key generation sites in Northern regions, characterised by many onshore and offshore wind energy sources, to southern regions, especially in west Germany, where more conventional power plant capacities are located.”