Europe | March 17, 2025

National Grid awards HVDC supply chain framework contracts

National Grid awarded two parts of a $76 HVDC supply chain framework to deliver the required works and equipment.

 

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England, London: National Grid has awarded two parts of a $76 B (£59 B) HVDC supply chain framework to deliver the required works and equipment needed for key energy projects nationwide.

The HVDC supply chain framework, launched in 2023, aims to establish long-term, strategic, contractual relationships and secure the critical equipment needed for current and future projects.

The announcement sees six HVDC cable suppliers being awarded positions on the Framework Agreement totalling approximately $27.5 B (£21.3 B), and four suppliers being awarded places on the HVDC Converter Framework, totalling approximately $31.8 B (£24.6 B). Both Frameworks cover both confirmed and anticipated projects.

The successful HVDC cable suppliers are Hellenic & Jan De Nul Consortium, LS Cable & System, NKT Cables, Prysmian Group, Sumitomo Electri, and Taihan Cable & Solution. The HVDC converter systems framework has been awarded to GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, Mitsubishi Electric, and Siemens Energy. Contracts have been secured for a five-year period, with the potential to extend for a further three years.

Building the essential infrastructure to support the energy transition will boost security of supply, stimulate economic growth and create thousands of new jobs.

Suppliers on the framework will support the delivery of early projects including Eastern Green Link 4, Sealink, Lionlink, and other projects of a similar size and nature.

Source: National Grid