Nexans has been awarded contracts worth a total of over €20m to design, manufacture and install EHV (Extra High Voltage) cable systems for two of Europe’s leading TSOs, Terna of Italy and Amprion of Germany.
Terna Rete Italia’s new 380 kV project is aimed at improving the quality of the electricity network serving South-Eastern Sicily, especially as electricity production in this area increases both through conventional and renewable sources. Nexans will design, supply, install and test two major EHV underground cable circuits connecting the Priolo and Melilli power stations in the province of Siracusa.
As part of the German Power Grid Expansion Act (EnLAG), which promotes the partial undergrounding of overhead lines in residential areas, Amprion is building a new 380 kV line connecting substations in Wesel on Borken, Steinfurt and Lingen to Meppen in Emsland. Nexans will design, supply, install and test the entire cable system for the construction of the first pilot section of partial undergrounding.