The New Interconnector will Upgrade the Canary Islands’ Power Grids.
December 12, 2019
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth of about EUR 27 million by Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the Spanish transmission system operator (TSO), to connect two Canary Islands (Lanzarote and Fuerteventura).
The project involves the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 132 kV HVAC (High Voltage Alternating Current) three-core submarine and land power cable system with XLPE insulation. The turn-key interconnection will link Playa Blanca, in the island of Lanzarote, to La Oliva, in the island of Fuerteventura, covering a submarine route of around 14 km and an underground route of around 2 km.
The submarine and land cables will be manufactured, respectively, at Prysmian Group’s centres of technological and manufacturing excellence located in Arco Felice (Italy) and Vilanova (Spain). Installation activities will be performed by one of the Group’s state-of-the-art cable laying vessels.
