NordLink

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title: "NordLink" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["electrical-interconnectors-to-and-from-the-nordic-grid", "electrical-interconnectors-to-and-from-the-synchronous-grid-of-continental-europe", "hvdc-transmission-lines", "electric-power-infrastructure-in-norway", "electric-power-transmission-systems-in-germany", "electrical-interconnectors-in-the-north-sea", "germany–norway-relations"] description: "Power cable between Norway and Germany" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NordLink" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Power cable between Norway and Germany ::

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Field	Value
name	NORD.LINK
map
map_caption	Location of NORD.LINK
country	Norway
Germany
start	Ertsmyra, Norway
through	North Sea
finish	Büsum shore and Wilster substation, Germany
partners	Statnett
TenneT TSO / KfW
est	May 2021
type	submarine cable, land cable, overhead line
current_type	HVDC
length_km	625
capacity	1,400 MW
DC_voltage	500 kV
poles_no	2
circuits_no	1
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| name = NORD.LINK | photo = | caption = | map = | map_caption = Location of NORD.LINK | country = Norway Germany | state = | province = | coordinates = | lat = | long = | direction = | start = Ertsmyra, Norway | through = North Sea | finish = Büsum shore and Wilster substation, Germany | par = | owner = | partners = Statnett TenneT TSO / KfW | operator = | cable_manufacturer = | cable_installer = | cable_layer = | substation_manufacturer= | substation_installer= | contractors = | construction = | expected = | est = May 2021 | decom = | type = submarine cable, land cable, overhead line | current_type = HVDC | length_km = 625 | capacity = 1,400 MW | AC_voltage = | DC_voltage = 500 kV | poles_no = 2 | circuits_no = 1

NordLink is a subsea 1,400 megawatt (MW) HVDC power cable between Norway and Germany, opened in May 2021. The 625 km long line operates at a voltage of 500 kV DC.{{Cite news | title = Statnett and E.ON mull Norway-Germany subsea cable | publisher = PennWell Corporation | work = Power Engineering International | date = 2008-01-10 | url = http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/316607/articles/power-engineering/projects-contracts/statnett-and-eon-mull-norway-germany-subsea-cable.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130104131013/http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/316607/articles/power-engineering/projects-contracts/statnett-and-eon-mull-norway-germany-subsea-cable.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-01-04 | accessdate = 2008-01-13 | title = Statnett and E.ON Netz Launch Joint Feasibility Study for a DC-Cable Between Norway And Germany | publisher = Penton Media, Inc. | work = Transmission & Distribution World | date = 2008-02-06 | url= http://tdworld.com/projects_in_progress/business_in_tech/statnett-e-on-netz-dc-cable/ | accessdate =2010-03-14}} 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.

Construction

It is estimated to cost €1.5–2 billion,{{Cite news | title = Germany and Norway to build 1.4 GW link | first = Piers Grimley | last = Evans | publisher = PennWell Corporation | work = Power Engineering International | date = 2012-12-04 | url = http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/12/germany-and-norway-to-build-14gw-link.html | accessdate = 2013-03-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181231043026/https://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/12/germany-and-norway-to-build-14gw-link.html | archive-date = 2018-12-31 | url-status = dead |title = Statnett submits Nord.Link licence |first = Sian |last = Crampsie |work = Utility Week |publisher = Reed Business Information |date = 2010-04-12 |url = http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/uk/electricity/statnett-submits-nordlink-lice.php |accessdate = 2010-11-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111005085751/http://www.utilityweek.co.uk/news/uk/electricity/statnett-submits-nordlink-lice.php |archive-date = 2011-10-05 |url-status = dead

Operation

In November 2021, amid high demand for electricity in Europe, the increased exports from Norway to continental Europe caused conflict with the grid operator of Sweden, which cut export capacity in half, causing the Norwegian operator to do the same for exports to Sweden (on which Denmark and Finland also rely). Grid constraints inside Norway and Germany sometimes restrict NordLink capacity to less than maximum.

Ownership

The Norwegian state-owned company and transmission system operator, Statnett SF, owns 50% of the project, whilst the Dutch transmission system operator TenneT TSO and the German state-owned bank KfW own the other half. A cable between Norway and Germany is listed in the EU's projects of common interest (PCI).

Sites

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Site	Coordinates
Tonstad HVDC converter station
Djupvik Cable Terminal
Wilster HVDC converter station
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Waypoints

; Overhead Line in Norway

References

References

1. when Statnett decided to realize the project.Lie, Øyvind. "[http://www.tu.no/kraft/2015/02/10/na-er-det-klart-statnett-bygger-kraftkabel-til-tyskland Statnett bygger kraftkabel til Tyskland]" (''tr. "Statnett is building a power cable to Germany"'') ''[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]'', 10 February 2015. Retrieved : 22 February 2015.
2. (2018-05-31). "TenneT launches seven transformer transports from Brunsbüttel to Wilster for the NordLink subsea cable connection to Norway".
3. "Erste Aufträge für 1.400-MW-Seekabel Nordlink vergeben". www.erneuerbareenergien.de.
4. "NordLink, the first direct connection between power markets in Germany and Norway (official TenneT page)". www.tennet.eu.
5. (11 September 2020). "Feil under testing av Nordlink: Importerte 1400 MW fra Tyskland ved et uhell". [[Teknisk Ukeblad]].
6. "Fault during testing of NordLink".
7. "NordLink - TenneT".
8. Jesper Starn. (2021-12-06). "Europe's Thirst for Electricity Spurs Nordic Grid Blockade". [[Bloomberg News]].
9. (20 October 2021). "Dette er begrensningene som hindrer lik strømpris i Norge".
10. (23 September 2021). "Så ofte strupes utenlandskablene".
11. [http://www.energinet.dk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Engelske%20dokumenter/El/Nordic%20Grid%20Development%20Plan%202014.pdf Nordic Grid Development Plan 2014] {{webarchive. link. (2015-01-04 " page 59, Document no. 13/81818 - 5. ''Nordic TSOs'', August 2014. Retrieved : January 2015.)

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