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Getting things done
Prysmian secures an agreement with Italy’s Enipower
to manage all the HV links currently installed in seven
power stations.
First asset
management
contract signed
The contract will cover the Italian power
stations of Brindisi, Ferrara, Mantova
and Ravenna petrochemical plants, along
with the Ferrera Erbognone and Livorno
refineries, and the Bolgiano trigeneration
site. The contract comprises diagnostic,
maintenance and emergency repair
services needed by Enipower to optimise
the operation of its high voltage assets
linked to the national power transmission
grid. Also included are the ordinary and
extraordinary maintenance activities for
132kV and 380kV cable links, using both
extruded (EPR-XLPE) and self-contained
fluid filled insulation technologies.
Additionally, the contract covers an
emergency repair service, to preserve the
strategic importance of the high voltage
links. The service will be guaranteed by
the highly widespread presence of the
Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Italia Srl Utilities
and Network Components team over the
Italian territory. With a total installed
power capacity of some 5.2GW, Enipower
– a subsidiary of Eni group, which is
fully dedicated to power generation
and steam production, as well as to the
manufacturing and marketing of solar-
cell systems – ranks among the major
domestic companies in the electrical
power production industry.
Prysmian solutions
showcased in London
Fire cables testing lab
certified in Spain
At the Renewable Global
Conference and Exhibition in
London, the Group presented
its state-of-the-art set of
products and services for the
offshore wind power industry,
including AC and DC power
transmission submarine cable
systems used in all major
offshore wind grid connections
up to 320kV. Special focus was
given to the Group’s portfolio
of ethylene-propylene rubber
cable solutions for inter-array
applications, 3-core HVAC
cable solutions up to 220kV
and the new Feltoflex HV
cable system for moveable
interconnection between
platforms.
In a move aimed at anticipating the
expected increase in market needs in North
America for utility products, Prysmian has
completed upgrade work at the Abbeville,
SouthCarolina,productionfacility,byadding
a second Vertical Continuous Vulcanization
(VCV) line dedicated to underground high
voltage cables up to 230kV. The upgrade
comes six years after the opening of the
extra high voltage production unit that
already relies on a first VCV line, capable of
producing extruded insulation cables up to
400kV. Both VCV lines are using state-of-
the-art production technologies.
Prysmian has received accreditation for
the Vilanova i la Geltrú laboratory by
ENAC to become a third party lab to carry
out fire testing on cables compliant to
CPR standards. ENAC is an independent
non-profit organisation declared to be
of public interest with over 25 years’
experience and is the body designated
by the Spanish Government to assess
technical competence in accordance with
international standards. Prysmian Spain is
the first cable manufacturer accredited as
a fire cables testing lab. The accreditation
represents official recognition of the
technical competences of the Group and is
a reliable way for conformity assessors to
identify companies that offer maximum
reliability in their services.
Upgrade completed at US facility