
The cable route will cross the Gulf of Aqaba, spanning the territorial waters of Egypt and Saudi Arabia with a route length of approximately 20 km. (Image source: Prysmian Group)
Prysmian Group, a specialist in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract for a ?500kV HVDC submarine and land cable system to create an interconnection between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia worth around US$255mn