Nexans wins a subsea HVDC cable contract in excess of 80 million Euros for Canadian hydro power project
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded by Nalcor Energy a contract in excess of 80 million Euros for a submarine high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The contract includes the manufacture, supply and laying of approximately 100 km of subsea HVDC cable and accessories to interconnect Labrador and Newfoundland, via the Strait of Belle Isle, which will deliver power from Muskrat Falls in Labrador to the island of Newfoundland.The Nexans submarine HVDC cable form part of the new HVDC transmission link, rated