June 1, 2013

Nexans has been awarded a contract by China’s Sinohydro Corporation to supply the vital extra high-voltage (EHV) power cable link for Ecuador’s 1500 MW Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project currently under construction in the Amazon Basin.

Nexans will supply 7 km of single-core 500 kV state-of-the-art XLPE (cross-linked) insulated power cable, with a 1,600 mm2 copper cross-section, together with associated accessories, to transmit power generated from the new dam on the Coca river to the local substation for distribution into Ecuador’s power grid.

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 Coca Codo Sinclair Project is located in Ecuador’s Napo Province. It will house eight generation units with a total installed capacity of 1500 MW. Its annual energy output of 8.8 billion kWh will meet one third of the power demand in Ecuador.