(Alliance News) - After years of planning, construction work has begun on a subsea power cable between Britain and Germany, the company in charge of the power line project said on Thursday.
NeuConnect said this week that construction work began in Britain for the EUR2.8 billion project - also known as the energy highway.
The 725-kilometre underwater pipeline, which runs partly under the North Sea, is scheduled to be operational in 2028.
The energy network is to transport up to 1.4 gigawatts of electricity in both directions.
According to British Energy Minister Grant Shapps, the cable will be able to supply green energy for up to 1.5 million households.
It aims to ensure energy security in both countries and reduce emissions of climate-damaging carbon dioxide.
In Germany, a converter station is to be built for this purpose in the Wilhelmshaven region on Germany's North Sea coast, which will in future be connected via the cable to a corresponding facility in the English county of Kent at the mouth of the Thames.
According to the statement, the German ambassador in London, Miguel Berger, described NeuConnect as a "key project" in which rapid progress can be expected.
"It is the largest Anglo-German infrastructure project and will enable us to share excess power - preventing renewable energy from being wasted," Berger reportedly said.
source: dpa
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