wiredinUSA July 2013

Ecuador gets EHV link

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.

wiredInUSA - July 2013

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