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Alstom Grid, on behalf of the
Dutch-German grid operator TenneT, has
awardedPrysmianGroupamajor contract
for the connection project DolWin3. The
project involves supply, installation and
commissioning of high-voltage direct
current (HVDC) 320kV extruded submarine
and land power cable connections with a
rating of 900MW and an associated fiber
optic cable system, comprising a 78km
land route and 83km subsea route.
The connection will link the offshore
converter platform DolWin Gamma
in the DolWin cluster zone, located
approximately 85km offshore in the North
Sea, to the mainland with the purpose
of transmitting power from renewable
sources into the German Grid.
Cables will be installed through
environmentally significant areas both on
land and at sea, including along the Ems
estuary, and is the first DC grid connection
project to follow this route. The HVDC
system installation will be completed by
December 2016.
Dolwin3
project
Leoni’s Korean branch, headquartered
in Busan, has received an order from
Ssangyong Motor Company to deliver
cable harnesses.
The company will develop, produce and
deliver several types of cable harnesses
for a new, compact SUV due to enter
the market in 2015. Ssangyong plans to
produce it in Korea for the local market as
well as for export.
Leoni’s South Korean entity was formed
from the former local wiring harness
manufacturer Daekyeung, which was
acquired at the beginning of 2012. Due
to high integration and start-up costs,
restructuring expenses and a weak
operating performance, the earning
contribution was negative in the last year,
and the management expects a neutral
result in 2013.
“The new order from Ssangyong will
contribute to the positive development
of the business in the mid-term,” said Dr
Andreas Brand, member of Leoni AG’s
management board in charge of the
wiring systems division.
Leoni harnesses
Ssangyong