Baltic Cable

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Baltic Cable
Pylons of the Baltic Cable HVDC in Sweden
Location of Baltic Cable
Location
Country	Sweden, Germany
Coordinates	53°53′45.8″N 10°48′08.7″E / 53.896056°N 10.802417°E / 53.896056; 10.802417 (Lübeck-Herrenwyk Static Inverter Plant) 55°25′27″N 13°03′43.3″E / 55.42417°N 13.062028°E / 55.42417; 13.062028 (Västra Värlinge Cable Terminal) 55°25′50.1″N 13°3′12″E / 55.430583°N 13.05333°E / 55.430583; 13.05333 (1st Strainer) 55°27′8.1″N 13°2′56.2″E / 55.452250°N 13.048944°E / 55.452250; 13.048944 (2nd Strainer) 55°28′33.3″N 13°04′02.2″E / 55.475917°N 13.067278°E / 55.475917; 13.067278 (3rd Strainer) 55°28′38.5″N 13°04′49.1″E / 55.477361°N 13.080306°E / 55.477361; 13.080306 (1st angle suspension pylon) 55°28′59.4″N 13°06′15.2″E / 55.483167°N 13.104222°E / 55.483167; 13.104222 (2nd angle suspension pylon) 55°29′9.6″N 13°07′12.6″E / 55.486000°N 13.120167°E / 55.486000; 13.120167 (3rd angle suspension pylon) 55°29′29.7″N 13°8′18.3″E / 55.491583°N 13.138417°E / 55.491583; 13.138417 (4th Strainer) 55°29′52″N 13°08′33.6″E / 55.49778°N 13.142667°E / 55.49778; 13.142667 (4th angle suspension pylon) 55°30′01.1″N 13°08′45″E / 55.500306°N 13.14583°E / 55.500306; 13.14583 (Kruseberg Static Inverter Plant)
From	Lübeck-Herrenwyk
To	Arrie
Ownership information
Owner	Statkraft Energi AS
Operator	Baltic Cable AB
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cable	ABB
Manufacturer of substations	ABB
Commissioned	1994
Technical information
Type	submarine cable / overhead line
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	262 km (163 mi)
No. of transmission towers	40
Power rating	600 MW
AC voltage	380 kV
DC voltage	450 kV
No. of poles	1
No. of circuits	1

The Baltic Cable is a monopolar HVDC^[1] power line running beneath the Baltic Sea that interconnects the electric power grids of Germany and Sweden. Its maximum transmission power is 600 megawatts (MW).

The Baltic Cable uses a transmission voltage of 450 kV – the highest operating voltage for energy transmission in Germany. The total project cost was 2 billion SEK (US$280 million), and the link was put into operation in December 1994. With a length of 250 kilometres (160 mi), it was the second longest high voltage undersea cable on earth, until Basslink came into service in 2006.