NeuConnect reaches transformer milestone on UK-Germany power link


NeuConnect has completed delivery of all 14 transformers for its 1.4 GW UK-Germany interconnector project.
The transformers, supplied by Siemens Energy, will support voltage conversion at the project’s converter stations on the Isle of Grain in Kent and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany.
Seven transformers have been delivered to each site, with the final unit arriving at Wilhelmshaven this week.
Each transformer measures around 7 metres long, 5 metres high and weighs more than 200 tonnes.
The £2.4 billion project will connect the UK and Germany via 725 km of subsea cables, allowing electricity to flow in both directions between the two markets.
NeuConnect said construction of the main converter station buildings in both countries has reached full height, while Prysmian has now laid more than 300 km of subsea cable.
The HVDC link is expected to support energy security and improve integration of renewable power across the UK and German electricity systems.

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