The first section of the 1GW Nemo Link interconnector between the UK and Belgium has reached landfall at Pegwell Bay in Kent.
DeepOcean’s Maersk Connector is installing the two 59km-long 400kv HVDC XPLE cables that make up the first section of the link.
The remaining 71km of cable will be installed in Belgium territorial waters in spring 2018.
Nemo Link is a joint venture between National Grid subsidiary National Grid Nemo Link and Belgian company Elia Group. It is scheduled to be operational by early 2019.
National Grid chief executive John Pettigrew said: “Reaching this milestone is a great achievement for the project team and a clear indication that the first ever electricity link between Belgium and the UK has moved a big step closer.”
Image: Nemo Link cables on Maersk Connector (DeepOcean)
