The opening will be a co-production between Statnett and TenneT with two simultaneous festivities, in Feda and in Eemshaven. There will be big celebrations at both sides for specially invited guest. 

Additionally in Norway, there will be a Folks festival at the centre of Feda, featuring several Dutch cultural traditions, characteristic operations at Statnett, the winners of Norwegian Pop Idol and Norway’s got talents, among others.

 

Opening of a pioneering cable connection

The NorNed connection took more than 10 years to plan and three years to complete at the cost of NOK 4,6 billion. At 580 km it is by far the longest submarine power cable. The cable has a capacity of 700 MW, and can cover half of Amsterdam’s or Oslo’s annual energy consumption. The cable will for the first time connect the Nordic and the Dutch power markets and contribute to future sustained security of supply in both Norway and the Netherlands.

 

Contacts
Gunnar Romsaas
Senior Communications Adviser
Ph no: 22 52 75 77
Mob: 0047 97733716