Shanghai's intracity underground cable network to be reinforced with Nexans' extra high voltage cables

The extension of Shanghai’s state power grid will be supported by a new 500 kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) cable system.

The €23m contract, awarded by the Shanghai Municipality Electric Power Company (SMEPC) of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), will see Nexans supply 45 km of state-of-the art XLPE cables and the accompanying accessories.

The new power link between the Baoshan and Yangpu districts will be the second 500 kV XLPE installation supplied by Nexans in Shanghai. Nexans will design, manufacture and install a 15 km circuit in an underground tunnel, connecting Yanghang station to Hongyang substation.

This will be the fourth 500 kV project by Nexans in China.

In 2009, Nexans delivered 51 km of XLPE cable as part of the Shibo project operated by SMEPC and 9.4 km XLPE cable for the Guandi Hydro Power Project by ERTAN.

The company also supplied a similar circuit (20 km) as part of the Haidian project in Beijing in 2014.

The Hongyang project is expected to be completed by the end of 2016.