NKT will supply 545 km of high-voltage power cables to strengthen Belgium’s transmission grid, as part of Elia Transmission Belgium’s (ETB) Federal Development Plan for 2024-2034.
The order was received under an existing framework agreement between NKT and ETB and adds to an order of 72 km of 380 kV AC onshore power cables awarded under the same agreement.
While the power cables will be produced at NKT’s Cologne, Germany and Velke Mezirici, Czech Republic factories, the delivery, installation is scheduled from 2025-2027.
Demand for medium- and high-voltage power cables is anticipated to increase rapidly as transmission and distribution system operators upgrade and expand grids across Europe. Thus, NKT is investing in additional production capacity and capabilities at its medium- and high-voltage factories in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Portugal and Czech Republic.
Electricity consumption is expected to rise by 50 percent by 2032 in Belgium, while renewable energy sources are adding more power to the system.
