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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.
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.
Aussie grid works
Cables in store