NSP Maritime Link, a subsidiary of Emera, has awarded Nexans with a turnkey project to create a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable connection between the island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in Canada. As part of the contract, worth approximately €175m (US$238m), Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 200 kV HVDC power cables that will span a subsea distance of approximately 170 km. The Maritime Link is a 500 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) that will transport clean, renewable and reliable electricity from Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia and other energy markets in Canada and the North-eastern United States. For the first time in its history, the island of Newfoundland will be connected to the North American transmission system. The Maritime Link will also provide Nova Scotia with new access to clean renewable energy to offset coal fired generation and meet more stringent Canadian emissions requirements. The Project will include two 170 km subsea cables across the Cabot Strait, with almost 50 km of overland transmission in Nova Scotia and close to another 300 km of overland transmission on the island of Newfoundland.
Source: Nexans