Nexans is teaming up with Tesmec subsidiary Marais Laying Technologies Australia to provide cabling for Goldwind’s 530MW Stockyard Hill wind farm in the state of Victoria.
The €12m contract covers the design, manufacturing, supply, installation and testing of the cable network for Stockyard Hill.
Nexans will deliver 275km of 33kV cables with aluminium conductor cross-sections manufactured at its China facility in Yanggu.
Nexans Olex subsidiary Nexans Australmold is also supplying the underground junction cabinets for the cables, the indoor terminations for the substation and the tower end ring main unit connections.
Marais Laying Technologies Australia brings expertise in automated trenching and laying single-core cable.
The Marais SMC 200 R trencher will be used to cut around 130km of narrow trench, while simultaneously laying the cables and backfilling.
The wires will feed into three 33/132kV substations that will connect the wind farm to the local grid.
Balance of plant contractor SNC-Lavalin and the WHBO joint venture awarded the contract.
Tesmec chairman and chief executive Ambrogio Caccia Dominioni said: “We are delighted to bring our cutting-edge integrated solutions for underground network installation and existing network management to this ambitious project.
“This contract confirms the technological know-how Tesmec developed in the energy sector and renewable energy plants in particular.
“This contract is the cornerstone of our partnership with Nexans that lays the foundation for our larger cooperation worldwide.”
Nexans strategic marketing director for the industry and solutions business group Veronique Stappers said: “The Stockyard Hill wind farm is a perfect example of Nexans’ commitment to creating value for our customers by driving CAPEX and OPEX savings across their renewable energy projects.
“We are honoured to join our forces with Tesmec in order to contribute to making wind and solar farm projects more competitive while driving the enhanced performance of the assets.”
Stockyard Hill will feature 149 of Goldwind’s 3S turbines.