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Prysmian receives extension of SuedOstLink project in Germany
Prysmian Group , a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry , further strengthens its prominent role in the development of power transmission infrastructure in Europe . German grid operator , TenneT TSO GmbH , confirmed its trust in Prysmian by giving the second 2 GW system as an extension of SuedOstLink worth approximately € 700 million contract for the development of 546 kms of 525kV HVDC underground cable systems . This reaffirms Prysmian ’ s role in the German HVDC Projects , SuedOstLink , SuedLink and A-Nord , which were already secured by Prysmian for an amount of over € 1.5 billion and that are currently under execution .
Prysmian will supply and install a land system to transport renewable energy from wind farms in northern and eastern Germany to high-consumption cities and factory areas in Germany ’ s south that is essential for the country ’ s energy transition . SuedOstLink consists of two projects – V5 and V5a . Both projects , each with 2GW , will together supply the south of Germany / Bavaria with 4 GW power .
“ Following the award of the major portion of the German projects already secured , this extension represents a further development of our long-standing trust and relationship with TenneT , and will set a new benchmark for both the product itself and for EPC know-how in underground cabling ,” said Hakan Ozmen , EVP Projects BU , Prysmian Group .
The first 20 kms of the around 550 kms of cables for the approx . 270 km route of SuedOstLink ( V5 ) were completed and delivered at the beginning of 2022 .
The HVDC P-Laser cable used for the project has been developed by Prysmian Group and will be produced in Gron , France , where investment in a new second production line is underway . Network components will be produced in Livorno , Italy , while the fibre optical cable will be made in Slatina , Romania . The P-Laser cable solution offers a power transmission capacity of over 2 GW on a single system and is the first 100 % recyclable , environmentally friendly , highperformance insulation technology based on HPTE ( High Performance Thermoplastic Elastomer ), which cuts CO2 emissions in production by 30 %.
Delivery of the cables for V5a is scheduled from 2025 onwards – project V5a will go into operation in 2030 . This V5a extension runs parallel to the SuedOstLink corridor V5 .
In Germany , Prysmian is already the leading cable supplier of energy utility companies , with approximately 1,900 employees , six manufacturing plants in Nordenham , Schwerin , Berlin , Neustadt bei Coburg , Nuremberg and Wuppertal , and four R & D centres . In addition , to support the HVDC German Project execution , Prysmian has opened three new regional offices in Bayreuth , Würzburg and Wuppertal , and set up a multi-cultural project development and management team of over 200 employees . �
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