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Towards a Coordinated HV Cable Approach: A TSO-Led Response to the Grid Action Plan - Six European TSOs Launch Collaborative Effort to Support HV Cable Supply Chain

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Summary

To meet the scale and urgency of decarbonization, six European electricity Transmission

System Operators gathered their knowledge and cable expertise to commonly write High

Voltage technical reference documents, covering both HVAC and HVDC cable technologies.

This paper presents the way of working, the main technical outcomes and compromises achieved to support more coordinated and efficient grid development across Europe.

Additional informations

Publication type Session Materials
Reference B1_10728_2026
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Country France
Study committees
File size 638 KB
Price for non member 30 €
Price for member 30 €

Authors

BELE William - RTE France; BONDO Raphaël - RTE France; ESTERL Florian - 50hertz Transmission Germany; LEROY Yves - Elia Belgium; RAJADO Hugo - Red Electrica Spain; GENDRE Guillaume - Swiss Grid Switzerland; LEEMANS Bart - Elia Belgium; BREMART Yann - RTE France; DENCHE Gregorio - Red Electrica Spain; SCHMIDLIN Katia - Swiss Grid Switzerland; MEYER Pierre - RTE France; GROEGER Sven - Amprion Germany

Keywords

HVDC, HVAC, Qualification Tests, HV Cable Systems, Cable specification, TOV, Short Circuit current, Submarine, Underground

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