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Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ), the managing
company of Belarusian Metallurgical
Company holding, will receive funds from
a Belarusian centralized fund to launch
production of rolled steel and build a wire
rod mill. The agreement has been signed by
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko.
The project will raise the output and sales
of products, with exports expected to
increase foreign currency revenues.
New mill for Belarus
Borealis and Borouge have announced
a new world record of 640kV for
extruded HVDC cable technology. The
record-breaking voltage level, and the
robustness of a cable system based
on Borlink™ LS4258DCE and Borlink™
LE0550DC, was proved by type and pre-
qualification testing in accordance with
Cigré recommendation TB496. This new
material technology is said to enable the
efficient delivery of greater transmission
capacity over longer distances, with better
interconnectivity among countries and
grids, and better connection of renewable
energy sources to future grids.
Working in partnership with NKT Cables the
companies have now set the 640kV record
for the highest voltage for extruded HVDC
technology, described as “clear proof” of
system robustness and technical margin.
In real terms, one pair of 640kV HVDC
extruded cables can transmit over 3GW of
power from renewable sources. This is equal
to the combined output of the six biggest
hydroelectric power plants in Sweden. A
single pair of 640kV extruded HVDC cables
could transmit enough power to supply
around three million households.
New record for HVDC
President Alexander Lukashenko
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