Siemens will be responsible for the supply two 700MW converter stations, one each in Eemshaven, Netherlands and Endrup, Denmark. The stations will be linked by a 325km-long DC power cable.
Siemens Energy management division CEO Jan Mrosik said: "In fiscal 2015, Siemens commissioned HVDC Plus links with a total capacity of 4.9GW throughout Europe.
"With the COBRA order we will bring projects with a further 4.6GW online over the next few years, thus making a significant contribution to integration of a European power grid."
Additionally, Prysmian will supply the DC cables and offshore installation works, as part of €250m contract.
In particular, Prysmian will be responsible for the turn-key supply and installation of an HVDC bipole using single core cables with extruded insulation technology.
The firm will manufacture the cables in Arco Felice, near Naples, Italy and Pikkala, near Helsinki, Finland. The cable are planned to be delivered by the 3Q of 2018.
The 350km-long Cobra high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link, which will be routed as a subsea cable through the German North Sea, is designed to enhance power supply reliability in both countries.
Additionally, the link, which will have a total capacity of 700MW, is expected to promote the renewable energy integration into the power grid.
TenneT CEO Mel Kroon said: "One main purpose of the COBRA cable is to promote competition in the Northwest European energy market, which will ultimately benefit consumers.
"The Netherlands will be able to import more renewable electricity, generated mainly by Danish wind turbine farms."
Scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, the Cobra cable interconnector project is expected to increase security of supply as it directly links the Dutch and Danish power grids.
Image: Prysmian will supply the DC cables for the Cobra interconnection project. Photo: courtesy of Prysmian Group.
