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NeuConnect — UK-Germany electricity interconnector
One of the largest point-to-point interconnectors under construction in Europe — HVDC cable and converter-station work running in parallel with the North Sea's own HVDC build-out (e.g. TenneT's programme).
Grid & HVDC · United Kingdom / Germany (Europe), cable route also crosses Dutch waters · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.
- Size
- 1.4 GW, ~700 km of land and subsea cable
- Operator / developer
- NeuConnect Britain / NeuConnect Deutschland (investors led by Meridiam, Allianz, Kansai Electric Power and TEPCO)
- Phase, as reported
- construction — converter-station fit-out (mechanical and electrical systems) under way in the UK and Germany since September 2026; over 350 km of the ~725 km cable route laid
- Checked on
- 2026-10-08
Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked
- FID
- Engineering
- Fabrication
- Construction
- Installation
- Commissioning
Who builds it as stated by the sources
- NeuConnect (project company) — developer/owner
- Siemens Energy — supplied all 14 converter-station transformers, delivered by May 2026
- Prysmian — subsea/land cable supply and installation (named by NeuConnect as its cabling contractor)
Key dates as stated by the sources
- Construction start
- July 2023 (onshore)
- Startup target
- 2028
Disciplines likely needed our inference
- electrical/HVDC engineering
- cable installation supervision
- civil works (converter stations)
- commissioning
- HSE
Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.
Sources checked on 2026-10-08
- NeuConnect's huge 700km cabling programme reaches halfway pointNeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom) · published 2026-07-23 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- NeuConnect reaches construction milestone with all 14 transformers now delivered to UK and German sitesNeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom) · published 2026-05-11 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- NeuConnect moves into next stage of construction with Converter Station fit out works now underwayNeuConnect Interconnector (company newsroom) · published 2026-09-25 · retrieved 2026-10-08
- Fit-out of NeuConnect's converter stations in progressOffshore Energy · published 2026-09-25 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Position on our globe: 51.45°N 0.71°E. Location approximate: UK converter station, Isle of Grain, Kent; German landing near Fedderwarden/Wilhelmshaven is the other endpoint.