Danish power cable player expanding production capacity at another Swedish facility

After Karlskrona, Sweden, Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT is expanding its operations in Alingsås to boost the production capacity of high-voltage accessories.

NKT is currently constructing a new hall in Alingsås for testing power cable accessories up to 525 kV, to, as the company said, meet the growing demand driven by the transition to renewable energy.

Besides boosting the production capacity of high-voltage accessories, with the new hall NKT is seeking to enhance its research and development efforts.

“With our new high-voltage test facility, we’re meeting NKT’s strong growth in the global market. This investment in Alingsås enables us to support the renewable transition by supplying complete power cable systems for on- and offshore wind parks and interconnectors,” said John Sjöström, Head of Operations at NKT in Alingsås.

The news comes as NKT in July commenced works on a new cable extrusion tower for a power cable factory in Karlskrona, which is expected to be the world’s largest high-voltage offshore power cable factory upon completion.

The new tower is part of a larger investment program in the company’s high-voltage power cable business, which entails a second cable-laying vessel (CLV) set to be operational from 2027 alongside the factory expansion.

Also prompted by growing market demand and customer requirements, NKT recently made a number of upgrades on its CLV NKT Victoria after obtaining certification to use biofuels for the vessel.