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Paris, September 4, 2006 Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract worth over 73 million Euro to design, manufacture, deliver and install a 138 kV high voltage submarine transmission link between Norwalk (Connecticut) and Northport on Long Island (New York) in the United States.
This transmission link called Long Island Replacement Cable (LIRC) project was commissioned by the Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) on behalf of the Long Island Power Authority and Connecticut Light and Power. 
"This project bears out the excellent performance of the north american energy market which Nexans already largely takes advantage from. Moreover, this contract confirms the leading position of the Group in the high voltage submarine power cables market in North America" underlines Frédéric Vincent, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice-President North America Area.
The largest cables ever manufactured at this voltage level.
For this project, Nexans will supply almost 60 km of 138 kV 3-core high voltage AC (Alternative Current) power cables, cross linked polyethylene insulated (XLPE), for 3 circuits in total. Each 19 km length per circuit will also include a 24 fibre optics elements. These cables are expected to be the largest and heaviest ever manufactured at this voltage level by Nexans. The cables will weigh more than 100 kg per meter with an outer diameter of 235 mm.
Designed to improve the region’s power infrastructure, the three new cables will replace seven existing 30 year-old transmission cables and are capable of 150MW per circuit.
Power cables will be manufactured at Nexans’ Halden plant in Norway. After the initial removal of the seven existing cables end of 2007, the new XLPE cable will be transported to the site by the Nexans cable laying vessel – C/S Skagerrak. The cables will be laid in the existing cable transmission corridor in water depths of up to 70 meters and, using water-jet technology, buried beneath the sea bed in order to avoid potential damage to the cables.
The installation work should be completed by the end of 2008.
"The design, manufacture and installation of these XLPE submarine cables represent a challenging project well suited to Nexans. It will involve the latest cable design technology, environmental-friendly XLPE insulation and installation techniques which Nexans’ Norwegian operations, located in Halden, are renowned for in the industry.”, says Patrick Barth, Managing Director of Nexans’ High Voltage activity. He continued, “Nexans is very proud to be selected by Northeast Utilities and its partners, Long Island Power Authority and Connecticut Light and Power, for this project.”
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