wiredInUSA June 2017

Cable contract

Subsea surveys

The Chinese cable maker ZTT Group has delivered a 220kV submarine composite cable for the 400MW Binhai North Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Jiangsu province. ZTT Group’s bid to provide 35kV and 220kV cables and accessories for the wind farm was accepted by China Power Complete Equipment Co (CPCEC) in November 2016. All the cables and accessories will be manufactured in ZTT’s submarine cable factory in Jiangsu. The Binhai North Phase 2 is being developed by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC). The wind farm comprises one hundred 4MW wind turbines and a 400MW substation that will be installed around 22km offshore. Danish company Ramboll is responsible for the design of the wind farm. The 220kV submarine composite cable for the Binhai North Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Jiangsu province, China

Huawei Marine and Super Sea Cable Networks Pte Ltd (SEAX) have completed the offshore and inshore marine surveys covering the full route of its SEAX-1 submarine cable system between Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Huawei Marine has begun manufacturing the submarine cable, and the SEAX-1 system is on schedule for a completion date in early 2018. Known as SEA Cable Exchange-1 (SEAX- 1), the system comprises a 250km high speed, large capacity, 24-fiber pair fiber optic cable that will connect Mersing (Malaysia), Changi (Singapore), and Batam (Indonesia). Once commissioned, the system will be fully owned and operated by Super Sea Cable Networks Pte Ltd and will serve operators in the region. SEAX-1 is fully funded and possesses the necessary licenses to operate submarine and terrestrial cable systems within the territories of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Huawei Marine Networks Co Ltd (Huawei Marine) is a joint venture established between Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and Global Marine Systems Ltd.

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