Hitachi Energy has won a major order from Samsung C&T to connect ADNOC's offshore business to the onshore grid owned and operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) in the UAE. Hitachi Energy's HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) Light technology and MACH digital control platform will enable cleaner and more efficient power transfer from the mainland to ADNOC's offshore production operations, reducing the carbon footprint of ADNOC's offshore operations by more than 30%.

Middle East Submarine Transmission Network

The capacity of the two HVDC links is 3,200 megawatts (MW), which will be the most powerful shore power solution in the Middle East and North America (MENA) region so far. It is also the first HVDC shore power solution outside of Norwegian waters.

Claudio Fachin, CEO of Hitachi Energy, said: “We are proud to allow Abu Dhabi and ADNOC to make significant progress on the road to achieving the United Arab Emirates’ goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.” He continued: "At Hitachi Energy, we support the urgency of the clean energy transition. This major order further proves that we are the'preferred' partner for the development and deployment of technologies and solutions that are driving the world's energy system to become more sustainable. , Flexibility and safety.” The entire shore power project will include two high-voltage direct current transmission lines, connecting two clusters of offshore oil and gas production facilities to the mainland power grid, each with a distance of up to 140 kilometers.

Hitachi Energy is supplying four converter stations to convert alternating current to direct current for transmission in submarine cables, and then convert it from direct current to alternating current for use in offshore power systems. HVDC technology will be provided by Hitachi Energy's Global Competence Center. The order also includes system research, design and engineering, supply, installation supervision and commissioning. Hitachi Energy will support customers through long-term life cycle service agreements using digital technology to ensure system availability and reliability during the long service life of the HVDC link. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

SHKim, purchasing manager of Samsung C&T, added: “At Hitachi Energy, we have chosen a trustworthy partner who has deep global competitiveness and strong collaboration and innovative thinking.” SHKim continued, “We will provide ADNOC together A groundbreaking technology that has proven to be able to provide services for such a large HVDC project."Editor/XingWentao