Sumitomo Electric awarded $200m 400 kV HVDC Submarine Cable Project in UAE

Sumitomo Electric awarded $200m 400 kV HVDC Submarine Cable Project in UAE

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. announced in a statement that it has received a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) from Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This is the first of its kind submarine HVDC network in the Middle East (route length of approx. 140 km) using Sumitomo Electric’s state-of-the art 400 kV DC Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology. The initial engineering work will be commenced under this LNTP, followed by a full contract award and financial investment decision in 2022. The project value is approx. US$200 million and the system operation is expected to be started in 2025.

This is part of the Project Lightning, a new submarine HVDC network for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The EPC consortium of Samsung C&T and Jan de Nul has been awarded from a joint venture of Korea Electric Power Corporation, Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Co., Inc., Kyuden International Corporation, and Électricité de France S.A.

The UAE has set a national goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative). In line with the initiative, this project aims to