Nexans awarded 85 million dollars contract to provide high voltage power cables

摘要

Nexans announced that it has been awarded a U.S. contract worth more than 85 million dollars to design, manufacture, deliver and install a 138 kV high voltage submarine transmission link between Norwalk, Connecticut, and Northport on Long Island, New York. This transmission link called Long Island Replacement Cable (LIRC) project was commissioned by the Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) on behalf of the Long Island Power Authority and Connecticut Light and Power. The project calls for Nexans to supply almost 60 km of 138 kV 3-core high voltage AC (Alternative Current) power cables, cross linked polyethylene insulated (XLPE), for 3 circuits in total. Each 19 km length per circuit will also include a 24 fiber optics element. These cables are expected to be the largest and heaviest ever manufactured at this voltage level by Nexans. The cables will weigh more than 100 kg per meter with an outer diameter of 235 mm.