The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has launched a prequalification and information-gathering process for companies interested in supplying and installing the submarine cable planned for the Cook Inlet PowerLink project (CIPLink), marking another step toward a new transmission connection between the Kenai Peninsula and the Anchorage-Matanuska-Susitna region.
AEA announced Oct. 15 that it had released a Prequalification and Request for Information package for experienced suppliers and installers of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cable systems. The process is intended to identify qualified companies for future procurement and gather technical and budgetary information to help refine project planning and cost estimates…