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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2013
Sky Solar Holdings Co Ltd has
announced the successful grid
connection of integral Greek 70MW PV
power plants.
As a part of the EU electricity grid,
Greece transmits and sells electricity to
European countries short of electricity,
but also attracts EU countries and
enterprises to invest in photovoltaic
power generation in order to
accomplish its goals of renewable
energy sources.
Having analysed and studied the
market, Sky Solar began to invest in the
Greek PV renewable power business in
2007 and has since been very
successful.
Sky Solar’s 70MW PV power plant is
composed of 40MW and 30MW project
packages, and the average sun
irradiance of the project areas is over
1,500 hours per year. The 40MW project
was grid-connected in January 2013,
and the 30MW project was
grid-connected during March. These
two projects are entitled to a 20-year
Greek PV FiT subsidy, and the
electricity price is locked between
€0.29/kWh and €0.44/kWh.
After COSCO’s investment in the Beelia
container terminal, Sky Solar is the
largest Chinese investor in the Greek
renewable energy sector.
Sky Solar Holdings Ltd – Hong Kong
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Greek power plant grid connection
Joint cable venture
in Kazakhstan
Finnish company Reka Cables is to
be part of a joint venture to produce
cables in Kazakhstan, the national
agency for exports and investments
(Kaznex Invest) at the Kazakh
ministry of industry and new
technologies has announced.
“The company plans to set up
production of European standard
cables in Kazakhstan.
“Such cables have never been
manufactured in the republic before.
“Reka Cables will create a joint
venture that will produce 10-35kV
polyethylene cables.”
“In support of this project, Kaznex
Invest will initiate amendments to the
Kazakh technical standards (GOST)
for cable production, which have
basically been the same since the
Soviet times,” the statement added.
Reka Cables is also forging an
agreement with Kazakhmys for
copper rod supply to Finland.
“Kazakhmys produces 60,000 tons
of copper rods a year. The first
shipment to Finland will make up
10,000 tons,” the statement
continued.
Reka Cables produces medium- and
high-voltage cables, installation,
control and power cables from plants
in Finland and Russia.
Its key market areas are Russia and
the Nordic and Baltic countries.
Reka Cables – Finland
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