NordLink

NORD.LINK
Location of NORD.LINK
Location
CountryNorway
Germany
FromErtsmyra, Norway
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToBüsum shore and Wilster substation, Germany
Ownership information
PartnersStatnett
TenneT TSO / KfW
Construction information
CommissionedMay 2021
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable, land cable, overhead line
Type of currentHVDC
Total length625 km (388 mi)
Power rating1,400 MW
DC voltage500 kV
No. of poles2
No. of circuits1

NordLink is a subsea 1,400 megawatt (MW) HVDC power cable between Norway and Germany, opened in May 2021. The 625 kilometres (388 mi) long line operates at a voltage of 500 kV DC. It consists of 54 kilometres long land cable in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, a 516 kilometres long submarine cable between Germany and Norway and a 53 kilometres long overhead line with 140 towers in Norway.