wiredinUSA June 2014

Aussie grid works

Cables in store

Prysmian Powerlink has awarded a long-term contract to Netherlands-based OceanWind to supply storage of energy cables andadditional preparation services. OceanWind’s cable facilities in Velsen Noord will execute cable handling and provide cable handling equipment. The cableswill be storedat oneofOceanWind’s internal warehouses.

As part of a project to replace and upgrade cables owned by Ausgrid, the state-owned utility of New South Wales, Prysmian has been awarded contracts for the design, manufacture, supply, civil works, installation, and testing of 132kV XLPE underground high voltage cables. Production will involve multiple Prysmian locations: China will supply approximately 105km of 132kV cable, China and the Netherlands will supply joints and outdoor terminations and Prysmian Australia’s Liverpool and Dee Why plants will supply bonding and fiber optic communications cables. The group is currently involved in many projects in Australia, including Basslink, the Victoria–Tasmania submarine HVDC interconnector.

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