Successful commissioning of Kallo-Beveren-Waas underground cable

The underground cable connection between the high-voltage substations of Kallo and Beveren Waas was successfully started up this week. With it, all cable works of the Brabo III project were completed and the line work can start shortly.

With the Brabo project, Elia wants to make possible the transition to sustainable, reliable and affordable electricity. Thanks to the Brabo III project, we are making the import and export of electricity between Belgium and the Netherlands easier, reinforcing the Belgian electricity grid as a whole and we can better spread the flow of electricity.

Underground cable connections in service

In a first phase, Elia laid two underground cable connections between the Kallo high-voltage substation and the high-voltage substations of Fort Sint-Filips and Beveren-Waas. The single cable connection (1x150kV) between Kallo and Fort Sint-Filips was successfully commissioned last year. The 6-kilometres double cable connection (2x150kV) between Kallo and Beveren-Waas was successfully commissioned this week after a few tests. 

Start of line works 

The installation of the underground cables is necessary to make possible the modernisation and reinforcement of the Liefkenshoek-Mercator high-voltage line from 150kV to 380kV. The work will start at the end of August.