Adapted planning NorNed
02-11-2007
Adapted planning NorNed
A malfunction of the NorNed cable occurred last week during the initial testing of the cable. The damaged section will be replaced and preparations for a repair operation have already been started. This repair operation is weather dependent and takes at least four weeks.
Investigations show that a part of the cable approx. 160 kilometres off the coast of Norway was damaged. Further investigations have to be carried out to determine why a malfunction occurred.
The repair operation will be followed by both low power and high power tests. Testing of the NorNed cable is necessary to ensure a reliable infrastructure.
Depending on the weather, repair works and testing results, TenneT and Statnett's aim is to start trading the NorNed-cable according to the original plan by the end of 2007.