During the course of 2012, the Group acquired new projects for
high voltage underground cable systems in the Mediterranean.
Aiming to play a major role in the reconstruction of Libya,
particularly for energy and telecommunication infrastructure
and networks, the Group has secured a contract worth more
than Euro 50 million to supply 203 km of 220 kV high voltage
AC cable and related network components to upgrade the
electricity grids operated by GECOL (General Electric Company
of Libya) in Tripoli and Benghazi. The project, scheduled to be
completed in 2013, also includes the supply of optical cables for
grid monitoring.
Prysmian has also been awarded a contract by the utility
company EneMalta for the construction of two cable circuits
that will connect the Mosta, Kappara and Marsa substations, in
the island’s capital city of Valletta. The link is the first phase in
the restructuring of the island’s electricity grid. It is a “turnkey”
project for which the Group will use cables produced at its
plants in Pignataro and Gron, and accessories produced at the
plant in Livorno. The cables produced at the Pignataro plant
will be the first using the recently installed production line for
the application of a “welded aluminium” sheath.
UNDERGROUND CONNECTIONS
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
MILESTONE
