Nexans wins cable deal
France's Nexans has announced the award of a contract, worth Eur 100 million ($128 million), to supply and install land and subsea cables linking Delma island with the national grid. The scope of works on the project involves the laying of a single core crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) underground cable and two three-core XLPE submarine cables between the island, in the far west of Abu Dhabi emirate, and Shuweihat power station. The connection will provide an additional 100 MW of power to the island's 10,000 residents. The client is Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA).
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