2017 Yearly Overview | Prysmian Group

UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY PRYSMIAN GROUP 2017 YEARLY OVERVIEW As a global leader in the submarine cable and system business, Prysmian Group secured several important contracts in 2017 with a robust order intake of approximately €1 billion, developing a solid order book in excess of €2,400 million as of 31 December 2017. Recent main interconnection projects secured include IFA2 – a submarine link between Britain and France – and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) interconnection. In the offshorewind connections market, we’ve been awarded projects by Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) to link three offshore wind farms to the French electricity grid. Such important projects require a world- class installation capability based upon the most advanced technologies for cable laying in ocean waters. So, with three of the world’s most cutting-edge cable laying vessels in our existing fleet – Giulio Verne, Cable Enterprise and Ulisse – and the widest range of high-tech installation and burial equipment – the Hydroplow, PLB machines Sea Mole and Otter, and HD3 ploughing technology – Prysmian boasts the highest and most reliable installing capacities globally. We’re about to further strengthen our fleet with a €170 million-plus investment in a The leadership that Prysmian boasts in the submarine cable business is in part due to the unparalleled laying capacity of three of the world’s most advanced vessels. THE MUSSELS OF A WORLD CLASS FLEET