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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2012 9
Industrynews
LS Cable & System has won new contracts for important
power projects in Kazakhstan and Paraguay, furthering
the company’s entry into the new markets of the CIS
(Commonwealth of Independent States) and South
America.
LS Cable & System announced on 12th October that the
company had won power cable supply contracts worth
$24 million from Samruk Energy, a state-operated power
company of Kazakhstan, and $9.1 million from ANDE
(Administracion Nacional de Electricidad) of Paraguay.
The Kazakhstani project is designed to resolve power
deficiencies caused by expansive urban and industrial
development in Almaty, the capital city.
LS Cable & System will provide products such as 127km
of 220kV level extra high-voltage transmission cables and
joints, and technical consultation until August.
In addition, 140km of optical ground wire (OPGW) and
1,100km of 220kV level gap conductors will be supplied,
together with installation support by year end to San
Lorenzo and Guarambare for national backbone power
and communication network implementation in Paraguay.
LS Cable & System started vigorous overseas market
entries from the early 1990s and now has around 100
operation sites in 24 countries. The company is
implementing projects in China, Asia, the Middle East,
Russia, the US and Europe.
Being the first cable company in Korea to win a contract
for a project in the CIS and South America will give LS
Cable & System an advantage in terms of market entry
into these areas of high growth potential.
LS Cable & System – Korea Email:
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Koreans
developing
new markets
AMEinfo reports that Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity
Authority (Adwea) is to unveil plans to build a
1,500-megawatt power plant.
Electricity demand in Abu Dhabi is growing at 12 per
cent a year, while water use is likely to rise at an annual
rate of five per cent, said Adwea director general,
Abdullah Saif Al Nuaimi. The facility will also produce
100 million gallons of water, he said.
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority –
Abu Dhabi
Fax: +971 026 943 192 Email :
Website:
New 1,500MW power plant