GvW advises Amprion on the commissioning of four converter stations with a contract volume of over €2 billion.

With Amprion commissioning Hitachi Energy to manufacture four converter stations for the ‘Corridor B’ HVDC project, wind energy will be transported from the North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony to the Ruhr area, supplying around four million people with electricity. The ‘Corridor B’ bundling project consists of two new underground cable connections, each with two converter stations.

"The four converter stations will enable a total of four gigawatts of electricity to be transmitted from Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony to the Ruhr area via the two new underground cable connections. If necessary, the transmission capacity can be expanded by a further four gigawatts using the additional empty conduits that have been laid," explains GvW partner Dr Thomas Senff, who led the negotiations with Hitachi on behalf of GvW. ‘I am particularly pleased about the excellent cooperation with Amprion's legal department,’ emphasises Dr Senff, who heads the Construction and Plant Engineering practice group at GvW.

Dr Sebastian Rohrer also contributed his many years of experience and expertise in offshore and onshore climate change projects on behalf of GvW. ‘We are delighted to have been able to provide Amprion with legal support and assistance in all important contracts for the major Corridor B project,’ emphasises Rohrer. ‘This is an important step towards the energy transition in Germany.’ Dr Sebastian Rohrer and Dr Thomas Senff had previously negotiated the cable contracts (more). Dr Robert Theissen (construction law) and his team had advised on the award of the earthworks contract (more). Dr Patrick Wolff (finance) and Jörg Khöber (IP) were also involved in the Corridor B project on behalf of GvW.