Hitachi Energy has secured contracts worth over €2bn ($2.08bn) with Amprion, a German transmission system operator, to deliver four converter stations for two high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) links, V48 and V49.
These links play a crucial role in Germany’s clean energy transition, forming the high-power Korridor B transmission route from the North Sea coast to the Ruhr Region, supplying electricity to four million people.
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Under the deal, Hitachi Energy will supply, install, and commission two HVDC Light converter systems, each with a 2GW transmission capacity and operating at 525kV, the standard voltage for the newest HVDC links.
The converter stations are expected to be operational by early 2030.
The contracts follow a capacity reservation agreement from September 2023, marking Hitachi Energy as the preferred supplier for the converter stations at Heide, Wilhelmshaven, Polsum, and Hamm.
Amprion CTO Dr Hendrik Neumann said: “With Korridor B, we will make an important contribution to the security of supply in Germany and Europe in the future. The project will transport green electricity to millions of households and industry in North Rhine-Westphalia from as early as the beginning of the 2030s.”
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By GlobalDataEach HVDC link will consist of two new underground cable connections with two converter stations, capable of transmitting 2GW of power each. Additionally, the capacity could be doubled to 8GW with extra lines.
Hitachi Energy’s EnCompass long-term service agreement is also included in the contracts.
The collaboration with Amprion is set to create several hundred jobs in Germany for project execution and in Sweden for manufacturing power electronics solutions.
Hitachi Energy grid Integration managing director Niklas Persson said: “Grids are crucial to Germany’s clean energy transition. Without the grid capacity to move wind energy from the north to areas that are still highly reliant on fossil fuels in the south and west, the country cannot achieve decarbonisation within the targeted timeframe.”
Earlier this month, the company announced an investment of more than Kč1.1bn ($47m) to expand its high-voltage products factory in Brno, Czech Republic.
