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The seabed between Guernsey and Jersey
is being surveyed ahead of the laying of
a second undersea electricity cable. The
survey, expected to takeabout twomonths,
will collect environmental data and search
for unexploded ordnance and wreckage.
The planned route is similar to the route of
the existing cable, from Greve de Lecq in
Jersey to Havelet Bay in Guernsey, then on
to Barker’s Quarry.
The undersea ground conditions will
determine whether it will be possible to
bury the cable. A spokesman for the
Channel Islands Electricity Grid said the aim
of the second cable is to provide a more
reliable, affordable, secure and sustainable
electricity supply for both islands.
Guernsey and Jersey import electricity from
the French national grid when it is cheaper
than domestically produced power.
Islands’ seabed
survey
Russian state-owned industrial group
Rostec, and Japan’s Sumitomo have
launched a new joint venture in
Yekaterinburg, Russia. The plant’s output
will consist of cables and wiring harnesses
for supply to auto manufacturers Avtovaz,
Renault and Nissan.
According to data released by Rostec the
new jointventure,calledUralWiringSystems,
has a workforce of about 290, with a further
360 jobs to be created in Yekaterinburg by
the end of this year. Rostec and Sumitomo
say they are aiming to invest about €6.3
million in the joint venture.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems and Radio
Equipment Plant (part of the holding
company Ruselectronics) agreed to
establish a joint venture in February 2013.
Ural Wiring Systems became certified in
international standards in April 2014 and
the Yekaterinburg plant underwent a
technological audit performed by the
representatives of Renault, Nissan and
Avtovaz during June and July 2014.
Russian cable
venture