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wiredInUSA - January 2015 27 EUROPE NEWS
Denmark's DONG Energy Distribution
has removed approximately 4,200km of
overhead power lines from the northern
part of Zealand and the Greater
Copenhagen district. Thousands of
overhead line poles have been taken
up from residential areas and roads, and
8,000km of cables have been buried in
one of the largest infrastructure projects in
Denmark.
Anders Vikkelsø, vice president of DONG
Energy, stated: “The planning of the cable
laying began back in 2000 after a severe
hurricane hit Denmark at the end of
December 1999. Today, we've completed
the cable laying, and I'm pleased that the
consumers in our grid area no longer have
to fear major power cuts when Mother
Nature takes its toll, causing trees to fall
down on overhead line poles and power
lines. Now that the power cables are
buried in the ground, we can avoid this.”
Many municipalities on Zealand have also
taken the opportunity to upgrade the
outdoor lighting, and more municipalities
are expected to follow suit in the near
future.
Power lines down
CT Offshore has completed the installation
of the inter-array cables for Dong Energy's
312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 project. The
company’s SIA vessel installed 44 cables
at the project site, located 37km off the
German coast. The commissioning date for
the project is in the first half of 2015.
CTOffshore is nowpreparingto install cables
at another Dong Energy development,
Gode Wind 1 and 2 projects.
Project progress