Viking Link

Viking Link
Map
Map of Viking Link
Location
CountryDenmark, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E / 55.52306; 8.70972 (Viking Link - Jutland Static Inverter Plant)
52°55′49″N 0°13′14″W / 52.93028°N 0.22056°W / 52.93028; -0.22056 (Viking Link - Bicker Fen Static Inverter Plant)
General directionEast–west
Passes throughNorth Sea
ToBicker Fen
Ownership information
Partners
Construction information
Construction started2019
Commissioned29 December 2023
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length765 km (475 mi)
Power rating800 MW (1,400 MW by 2025)
AC voltage400 kV (Jutland), 400 kV (Bicker Fen)
DC voltage± 525 kV

Viking Link is a 1,400 MW HVDC submarine power cable between the United Kingdom and Denmark, which was completed in 2023. As of 2024, it is the longest land and subsea HVDC interconnector in the world.[1] The project is a cooperation between British National Grid plc and Danish Energinet.[2]

  1. ^ "National Grid's Viking Link interconnector recognised by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ | National Grid Group". www.nationalgrid.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.