Nexans Gets Multimillion-Euro Borssele Contract

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Major contract for 66 kV submarine inter-array cable with associated accessories is the first to be placed under a new five-year framework agreement recently signed by Nexans and Ørsted.

The Netherlands is planning to increase its use of renewable energy to represent 14% of its energy mix in 2020 and 16% in 2023. Offshore wind energy is a vital element in this transition and a major milestone will be reached in 2020 when Ørsted brings its Borssele 1 and 2 wind farms online. Nexans is playing a key role in the project by supplying a total length of between 170 km and 190 km of subsea cable rated at a maximum operating voltage of 72.5 kilovolt (kV) to provide the inter-array connections between the turbines and the offshore substations in the framework of a... ... More: Official Press Release Nexans

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