COBRAcable
| COBRAcable | |
|---|---|
Outline of the COBRAcable | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark, the Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E 53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E |
| General direction | northeast–southwest |
| From | Endrup |
| Passes through | German Bight |
| To | Eemshaven |
| Ownership information | |
| Partners | Energinet.dk TenneT |
| Construction information | |
| Manufacturer of conductor/cable | Prysmian |
| Manufacturer of substations | Siemens |
| Construction started | 2016 |
| Construction cost | DKK 4.7 billion; €580m. |
| Commissioned | September 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Type | submarine cable |
| Type of current | HVDC |
| Total length | 325 km (202 mi) |
| Power rating | 700 MW |
| AC voltage | 400 kV |
| DC voltage | ±320 kV |
COBRAcable (COpenhagen-BRussels-Amsterdam cable) is a ±320 kV, 700 MW HVDC submarine power cable pair between Eemshaven, the Netherlands and Endrup near Esbjerg, Denmark. The cable is jointly owned by Energinet.dk and TenneT. Its purpose is to improve the European transmission grid and thus increase the amount of variable wind power in the system while improving supply reliability. Its 700 MW capacity corresponds to an annual transmission capacity of 6.1 TWh.