UNDER LOT2 , PRYSMIAN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN , MANUFACTURE , SUPPLY , INSTALLATION , TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF THE TWO TURNKEY PROJECTS .
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Prysmian signs agreement worth around € 1.1 billion for German cabling project
Prysmian PowerLink s . r . l , part of Prysmian Group – a leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry – has been awarded new contracts worth in total around € 1.1 billion by 50Hertz , a transmission grid operator in Germany .
As part of the 50Hertz ‘ long-term EPCI contracts for HVDC cables ’ tender , Prysmian has received an award for Lot2 – which includes EPCI contracts for the NOR-11-1 submarine and DC31 land projects – along with Lot7 .
These projects are part of Germany ’ s overall goal to reach a cumulative installed capacity of 70GW by 2045 for offshore wind and to transfer the energy generated in the North Sea to consumers in the Eastern and Southern regions of Germany .
Under Lot2 , Prysmian will be responsible for the design , manufacture , supply , installation , testing and commissioning of the two turnkey projects , NOR-11-1 and DC31 , with an overall cable length of around 1,000 km . With a power transmission capacity of 2GW , NOR- 11-1 is a 525 kV HVDC submarine project utilising submarine cable plus underground cable along the route that is planned to connect the offshore windfarm area , N-11-1 , to the German grid in the Heide / West area . The second project of Lot2 , the DC31 , is a 525 kV HVDC underground cable project and is planned to transmit power from the Heide / West area to Klein Rogahn .
Both submarine and land HVDC ± 525 kV cable systems will consist of two single-core copper cables with XLPE insulation plus a dedicated XLPE metallic return ( DMR ) cable and a fibre optic cable .
Submarine power cables will be produced at the group ’ s centres of excellence in
Pikkala , Finland , and Arco Felice , Italy and the submarine fibre cables will be manufactured in Nordenham , Germany . The underground power cables covering both the DC31 and the underground part of the NOR-11-1 project will be produced in France .
In addition , Prysmian has been awarded as primary supplier for Lot7 , which consists of a framework provision allowing 50Hertz to contract future 525 kV offshore and / or onshore projects with a cable core length volume of up to 2,700 km within an agreed period .
Prysmian will leverage its fleet of state-of-theart cable-laying vessels to perform marine installation operations , including the laying and burial of offshore cables .
“ We are happy to collaborate and strengthen our partnership with 50Hertz on these important projects and contribute to the German ‘ Energiewende ’ with our solutions and experience , supporting the growth of green energy use in Germany and around the world ,” said Hakan Ozmen , EVP Projects BU , Prysmian Group .
Detlev Waimann , Chief Commercial Officer of Prysmian Power Link , Prysmian Group , added : “ This long-term contract will consolidate Prysmian ’ s relationship with 50Hertz and confirms group ’ s commitment to assisting our key customers during the whole life of cable systems .” p
UNDER LOT2 , PRYSMIAN WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN , MANUFACTURE , SUPPLY , INSTALLATION , TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF THE TWO TURNKEY PROJECTS .
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