Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has signed a contract worth euro 100 million with General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL) to provide high-voltage underground power transmission links to Libya's two main cities, Tripoli and Benghazi.

The system will connect electricity substations to the Suk el-Juma, Ainzarra and National districts of Tripoli, and the north and central districts of Benghazi. The new underground links will raise the power transmission capabilities of these two cities, where demand for electricity is growing rapidly.

Nexans will engineer, supply and install 190 km (118 miles) of extra-high-voltage (275-kV) cables, 750 connection accessories, 60 km (37 miles) of civil engineering infrastructure and 60 km (37 miles) of telecommunications and remote control cables. Parts of the project will be carried out by Libyan or international subcontractors under Nexans' supervision.

The infrastructure and fixtures, financed entirely by Libya, are scheduled for completion within a 30-month period. Nexans will make use of its European production facilities in France, Belgium and Switzerland, as well as its Libyan branch, Nexans Libya, formed specifically for this project.

“This success was achieved thanks to the competitiveness of our Group, the acknowledged quality and performance of our products, and a long-standing relationship based on mutual respect and trust through all weathers with an extremely exacting, highly professional customer,” said Patrick Barth, managing director of Nexans' high-voltage activity.

Nexans has in recent months won a number of major high-voltage cable contracts in North Africa (euro 50 million in Tunisia for the interconnection of 220- and 90-kV stations nationwide, euro 55 million for the doubling of the extra-high-voltage [400-kV] submarine link between Morocco and Spain, and several contracts in Algeria). This has enabled the group to consolidate its leadership position in the design, manufacture and installation of high-voltage links worldwide.
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