COBRAcable

COBRAcable
Map
Outline of the COBRAcable
Location
CountryDenmark, the Netherlands
Coordinates55°31′23″N 8°42′35″E / 55.52306°N 8.70972°E / 55.52306; 8.70972 (Endrup substation)
53°26′4″N 6°51′57″E / 53.43444°N 6.86583°E / 53.43444; 6.86583 (Eemshaven substation)
General directionnortheast–southwest
FromEndrup
Passes throughGerman Bight
ToEemshaven
Ownership information
PartnersEnerginet.dk
TenneT
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cablePrysmian
Manufacturer of substationsSiemens
Construction started2016
Construction costDKK 4.7 billion; €580m.[2]
CommissionedSeptember 2019[1]
Technical information
Typesubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length325 km (202 mi)
Power rating700 MW[3]
AC voltage400 kV
DC voltage±320 kV

COBRAcable (COpenhagen-BRussels-Amsterdam cable) is a ±320 kV, 700 MW HVDC submarine power cable pair between Eemshaven, the Netherlands and Endrup near Esbjerg, Denmark. The cable is jointly owned by Energinet.dk and TenneT. Its purpose is to improve the European transmission grid and thus increase the amount of variable wind power in the system while improving supply reliability.[4][5][6] Its 700 MW capacity corresponds to an annual transmission capacity of 6.1 TWh.

  1. ^ "COBRAcable: Interconnector to the Netherlands | Energinet". en.energinet.dk (Press release). Archived from the original on 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ cobra-cable_en ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ "COBRAcable - TenneT".
  4. ^ "Cable to the Netherlands - COBRAcable". energinet.dk (Press release). 2015-06-10. Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ^ "COBRAcable: Interconnection between the Netherlands and Denmark". TenneT.eu. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ^ "COBRAcable: From concept to conception" (PDF). COBRAcable.eu. Retrieved 2018-01-26.