How Norwegian electricity gets into the German power grid
By DW
27 May 2021 |
11:28 am
NordLink is one of the world's longest subsea cables. It will connect the energy grids of Norway and Germany, with a test run already completed successfully. It will provide some 3.6 million households with green power.
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