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The Biscay Gulf project, France and Spain

Strengthen the transmission security and supply between the countries

Key facts:

Client

INELFE - A consortium by REE (Red Eléctrica de Espana) and RTE its French counterpart (Réseau Transport d´Électricité).

Owners

The Spanish transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica, and its French counterpart, Réseau Transport d’Électricité.

Location of the project

Interconnecting from converter station next to Bordeaux, France, via Gulf of Biscay to converter station next to Bilbao, Spain

Quantity of order

Complete 400 kV HVDC system (Complete installation offshore & limited scope onshore)

Total cable route length

400 km (280 km offshore and 120 km onshore).

Duration

2023-2028

Scope

Biscay Gulf_drum on vessel
Biscay Gulf drum on a truck

The project

High voltage power cable systems enables energy exchange between France and Spain

Offshore and onshore interconnecting from converter station Bordeaux to converter station Bilbao.
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