It will provide design, supply and commissioning of the submarine and land cable connections
July 16, 2015
Prysmian Group, an energy and telecom cable systems industry company said it has been awarded a new contract by Jersey Electricity plc for the Normandie 1 project to provide electricity to Jersey in the Channel Islands from the French mainland.
The project involves the turnkey supply and installation of a High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) cable connection from France (Surville) to Jersey (Archirondel) comprising of 28 km of 90 kV 3-core cable in a single length as well as related network components and specialist jointing works.
Prysmian will provide design, supply and commissioning of the submarine and land cable connections as part of a larger contract worth almost EUR 28 million, awarded to the consortium between Prysmian and VBMS; VBMS will perform the marine cable laying operations, including protection and landfall activities.
The submarine cable will replace the existing obsolete Normandie 1 interconnector and its 100 MW capacity will be shared by both Jersey and Guernsey islands under the CIEG (Channel Islands Electricity Grid) partnership agreement, which is the vehicle through which the local utilities procure power from EDF in France.
