Nexans Connects Kype Muir Wind Farm to Scotland’s Power Grid

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The 132 kV underground power cable connection project illustrates Nexans’ capability to provide excellence in project delivery including design, manufacture, civil works, installation, jointing and commissioning.

The Scottish Government has set an ambitious target for renewable energy resources to meet 100 percent of the country’s gross annual electricity consumption by 2020. Large onshore wind farms will play a key role in meeting this target, such as the 88 megawatt (MW) Kype Muir wind farm, where Nexans has just completed a project to provide a 16 km 132 kilovolt (kV) underground grid connection for SP Energy Networks. With a total capacity of over 10 gigawatt (GW), Scotland’s renewable electricity generation sector is now over... ... More: Official Press Release Nexans

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Scotland, Nexans, onshore, cables, underground grid connection, high voltage