£350m subsea electricity cable factory opens in Scottish Highlands
Sumitomo Electric has officially opened its £350 million subsea cable factory at the Port of Nigg in the Scottish Highlands. The facility is designed to manufacture high-voltage direct-current cables for offshore wind farms and electricity transmission projects, rated up to 525 kV. It received £24.5 million in Scottish public funding and could create up to 250 direct jobs. Commercial-scale production commencement has not yet been independently confirmed.