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Charley Rattan
Charley Rattan
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Belgium TSO Delays HVDC Contract Signing for Princess Elisabeth Island Due to Price Surge

Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) has decided to temporarily postpone the signing of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island due to the price increase for the HVDC infrastructure, according to the Belgium transmission system operator (TSO).

Princess Elisabeth Island will be the first artificial energy island in the world to combine both direct current (HVDC) and alternating current (HVAC). The high-voltage infrastructure on the island will bundle together the export cables from the wind farms in the 3.5 GW Princess Elisabeth Zone while also serving as a hub for future interconnectors with the United Kingdom (Nautilus) and Denmark (TritonLink).

To connect the third wind farm, which is planned to have 1,400 MW of capacity, Elia is currently negotiating for two HVDC converters (one on the island and one on the Belgian coast).

 

 

 

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