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wiredInUSA - July 2013
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China’s Sinohydro Corporation
has awarded Nexans the
contract to supply an extra high
voltage power cable link for
Ecuador’s 1,500MWCoca Codo
Sinclair hydroelectric project.
The order is for 7km of single core
500kV XLPE insulated power
cable, with a 1,600mm
2
copper
cross section, to transmit power
generated from the new dam
in the Amazon Basin to the local
substation, for distribution into
Ecuador’s power grid.
“This 500kV contract with
Sinohydro is a very important
development for Nexans as it is
an important reference in the
EHV sector with this key Chinese
contractor,” says Hervé Ros,
manager of the Nexans land
high voltage business line in
China.
Nexans Yanggu New Rihui,
Nexans’ recently acquired
power cable business of
Shandong Yanggu Cables
Group, strengthens the Group
position in China, by serving
both the Chinese market and
its customers with low, medium
and high voltage power cables.
The cable will be manufactured
during 2013 and delivered in
2014.
Ecuador
gets EHV link