Marinus Link secures cables: 2030 completion date locked in

Marinus Link Pty Ltd has executed a major contract with Prysmian to supply the project’s high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables.

The contract ensures the design, manufacture, supply and installation for Stage 1 of the Marinus Link interconnector project, a 750-megawatt HVDC cable system.

Marinus Link CEO Caroline Wykamp said the Italian company is the largest cable manufacturer in the world.

“Prysmian has proven and global expertise in delivering projects like Marinus Link,” Ms Wykamp said.

“We have booked their most advanced cabling vessel – the Leonardo Da Vinci.

“Marinus Link will enable Tasmania to import excess supply of solar and wind produced interstate, while reserving its hydro and storing the extra energy. Clean hydropower can then feed the national grid when it is needed most, acting as a large battery for the nation.”

The project’s cables span 345 kilometres (km). This includes 255 km of undersea cables across Bass Strait and 90 km of underground cables in Gippsland, Victoria.

Marinus Link is a cornerstone project of the Australian Government’s Rewiring the Nation Plan and is classified as urgent in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s national energy plan.

MLPL is owned by the Australian, Tasmanian and Victorian governments and is responsible for progressing the Marinus Link interconnector project.