CORPORATE NEWS:
Construction of new power lines in Tunisia
A consortium formed by Pirelli Energy Cables and Systems, Italy, and Nexans, France, has been awarded a "turn-key" contract by Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz (STEG) to provide and install underground high-voltage cables and accessories for new power lines in the Tunis area and Bizerte. Together Pirelli and Nexans will create new underground power lines that will interconnect substations in Tunisia's main development areas. These investments will improve the grid's reliability and power transmission capacity and reduce the risk of further black-outs.
The contract, which will be lead by Pirelli, involves the supply and installation of polyethylene XLPE high-voltage cables - operating at 90 and 225kV - related accessories and all local installation, testing and activation activities. The project, which started in the fourth quarter of 2003 and will be completed by the end of 2005, will utilise cables produced in Pirelli's French plant and Nexans' Belgian plant. The project further confirms the leadership of Pirelli and Nexans in the North Africa area: already in the past three years, the two companies have signed individual contracts with many energy operators and installed cables and accessories worth more than 200 million Euros.
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