Cable contract for Nexans

, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded an €8m contract by the

(ITD) to supply 33kV submarine cables.

The cables will be used for a project providing a number of new power interconnections between islands in Krabi Province in southern Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea.

The project, on behalf of Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), is for the 33kV submarine cable extension to Koh Siboya, Koh Pu, Koh Phi Phi Don, Raile Bay and Koh Lanta in Krabi province.

The work is part of an overall scheme to develop Thailand’s power infrastructure, with specific focus on providing increased capacity and improved security for its islands. This is being driven by Thailand’s rapidly accelerating growth in tourism and subsequent exponential increase in power consumption. PEA anticipates that additional power capacity will continue to grow by 10 to 15 per cent per annum.