Nexans reinforces its long term relationship with Enedis

• Nexans is awarded a 100 million euro contract worth from Enedis and will supply a large share of eco-designed medium voltage cables over the next four years.
• The contract combines technological innovation, environmental benefits and digital services.
• Cables will be manufactured in Nexans’ plant in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

Nexans has been awarded a contract with a value of more than 100 million euro to supply Enedis with medium voltage power distribution cables and services for the next 4 years. This contract reinforces Nexans’ position in France as a long-term partner of Enedis and as a major player of sustainable electrification.

The project combines technological innovation, environmental benefits, superior plant capability and digital services such as full deployment of ULTRACKER: Nexans’ digital supply chain solution based on the Internet of Things, enhanced artificial intelligence and cloud services.

In line with the continuous development of renewable energy in France, the contract includes an extended amount of EDRMAX cables which are largely used to connect onshore wind and solar farms to the grid. These directly buried cables have demonstrated a reduced environmental impact and an improved total cost of ownership.

Environmental benefits, “Made in France” products and the introduction of a new generation of eco-designed medium voltage cables (NF C 33-226) that could reduce CO2 emissions up to 20%, were key to Enedis decision to choosing Nexans. In addition, in light of its industrial location in France, Nexans allows the customer to buy and be delivered in a short circuit, thus reducing the carbon footprint of the cable supply.

• Nexans’ ambitious 2030 climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
• SBTi’s validation of Nexans’ climate strategy illustrates Nexans’ commitment to decarbonization.

Nexans announces today that its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) mobilizes companies to set science-based targets and boost their competitive advantage in the transition to the low-carbon economy. It is a partnership between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Nexans’ sustainability roadmap, analysed by SBTi’s Target Validation Team, includes a commitment :

• to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.2% by 2030 versus 2019 base year.
  Scope 1 and 2 cover the GHG emissions coming from industrial operations of the Nexans Group;
• to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 24% by 2030 versus 2019 base year.
  Scope 3 covers the GHG emissions coming from use of sold products, purchase of goods and services, metal extraction, transportation, and operations before and after the transformation of raw materials to finished products done by the Nexans Group.

Nexans targets for scope 1 and 2 are in line with the 1.5° C trajectory, determined by the Paris Agreements (COP21). As stated by SBTi, the Group’s 1.5°C-aligned target currently are the most ambitious designation available through the SBTi process.

Nexans will embed sustainability across all its divisions, from innovations and solutions development, product manufacturing, and managing daily operations, to the purchase of raw materials, the use of its sold products, as well as working habits and employees commuting.

• Nexans has won a contract with ERG for four onshore wind farms in Sicily (143 MW)
• Nexans will supply a full solution including cables, accessories, engineering services and ULTRACKER digital solution
• Nexans’ ULTRACKER offer is a suite of solutions ensuring supply chain continuity based on Internet of Things (IoT), enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. It will be implemented for the first time in Italy with ERG.

Nexans has been awarded a 6 million Euro contract to supply ERG, Italy’s leading company in the wind power sector, with a complete package of cables, accessories and engineering services to repower four onshore wind farms in Sicily (143 MW). These farms should produce 330 GWh per year, representing consumption of 100,000 houses and 166,000 tons of CO2 emissions avoided each year. The announcement continues the longstanding relationship between the companies as they look to help develop wind energy across Italy.

Nexans will provide more than 400 kilometers of directly buried shockproof MV cables with 33kV accessories, which improve the project’s Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and reduce environmental impact. Nexans will also provide engineering services to optimize the farm’s collector design and connection to the grid.

Nexans’ ULTRACKER services will be implemented during this project for the first time in Italy: This digital solution will allow ERG to visualize in real time cable deliveries and drum location on site, as well as monitor farm installation progress.

ERG has chosen Nexans’ advanced cable technologies, fast delivery time and extensive offering of accessories and services alongside its cables. Nexans is ERG’s long-term partner in the Italian wind power sector in the context of Italy’s government supported National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

The cables will be manufactured at Nexans’ Battipaglia plant in the south of Italy, while the accessories will be manufactured at Nexans’ Offida plant located on the East coast of Italy. The contract is scheduled to take place between May and October 2022.

Through this contract, Nexans will secure its position as a state-of-the-art partner and a key player in Italy’s energy transition to renewable and sustainable sources.

Nexans announces the appointment of Jean-Christophe Juillard as Deputy Chief Executive Officer effective April 4th, 2022. He will continue in his role of Chief Financial Officer in charge of the Finance and Information Systems.

Jean-Christophe will support Christopher Guérin, Chief Executive Officer, in the deployment of Nexans’ 2022-2024 strategic roadmap. His roles and responsibilities will oversee the execution of key initiatives, as approved by the Board of Directors including operational strategy development, business turnaround and transformation, as well as budget and performance monitoring.

Nexans announces today the successful completion of its acquisition of Centelsa, a premium cable manufacturer in Latin America specializing in building and utilities applications, from Xignux S.A. (headquartered in Mexico) following receipt of regulatory clearance.

This transaction completes an additional milestone of Nexans’ strategy to become a Pure Electrification Player focusing on the overall value chain originating in generation, and flowing through transmission, distribution, and usage of sustainable energy.

With a total turnover of more than US$ 339 million in 2021, Centelsa’s three manufacturing plants in Cali, Colombia and their distribution center in Ecuador will complement Nexans’ presence in Latin America. Nexans already operates four industrial plants in Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil and employs 1,300 people. Nexans regional headquarters will be now located in Cali.

Nexans and Centelsa share a culture that emphasizes premium customer service and experience. Their collective histories as pioneers in sustainable technologies combined with their experience in electrification will benefit customers with enhanced solutions. The Group will also be able to build for its customers and partners a unique premium brand in the distribution and usage markets, while accelerating the development of a renewable energy offering across the region.

Nexans will foster its Amplify program for innovation with the creation of a Design Lab in Cali, Colombia. This will include a fully dedicated team to enhance innovation based on Latin American customer experience and needs.

• Nexans is contributing to the energy transition by strengthening its presence in the field of renewable energy and in the production of sustainable electricity from offshore wind farms.
• Nexans will supply the 225 kV power cables for the connection by RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) of the Dieppe – Le Tréport wind farm, one of the largest offshore wind projects in France.
• As part of the contract, worth around 100 million euros, the Group will provide a complete turnkey project including the installation and protection of the cables at sea and onshore.
• Nexans will also provide IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair) services for the project.

Nexans has been awarded a contract worth around 100 million euros by RTE to supply and install 47 km of offshore and 18 km of onshore power export cable for the wind farm located in the English Channel, more than 15.5 km from Le Tréport and 17 km from Dieppe. With a capacity of 496 MW, the wind farm is expected to produce an average of 2,000 GWh per year, which represents the annual electricity consumption of approximately 850,000 people, or about two-thirds of the population of Seine-Maritime or more than the entire population of the Somme.

Developed by the consortium “Éoliennes en Mer Dieppe Le Tréport”, this is one of the largest commercial offshore wind projects in France. Its success is of major importance as it will contribute to the country’s response to climate change. The project is fully in line with France’s objectives regarding the energy transition, energy mix, including offshore renewable energy, and energy independence of the country. RTE has been appointed by the State to connect this wind farm from the offshore substation to the onshore power grid through the installation of two 225,000 volt subsea and onshore links.

For the subsea section, Nexans will supply two 23.5 km lengths of 225 kV three-core cable. Featuring innovative new technology, the cable has hybrid armoring and incorporates a fiber optic element to remotely monitor the health of the link and transmit information between the offshore wind farm and the onshore base. The cables will be laid by the CS Skagerrak, one of the Group’s two cable laying vessels along with the newly constructed Aurora.

The onshore link will consist of 18 km of 225 kV single-core cable, similar to that supplied to RTE by Nexans under the current framework contract for onshore cables. Nexans will also be in charge of the cable burial and protection for the onshore section.

The awarded contract includes business continuity services (inspection, maintenance, repair) for the entire project.

Nexans’ Halden plant in Norway will manufacture the subsea cables, while the land cables will come from the Nexans plant in Charleroi, Belgium. The fiber optic elements will be supplied from the Norwegian site in Rognan. The installation of the subsea cables should start in the second half of 2024.

• Nexans wins US offshore wind export cables installation contract for Revolution Wind Farm for Ørsted-Eversource.
• Revolution Wind will generate enough clean energy to power up to 350,000 homes in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
• The export cables will be installed by state-of-the-art cable-laying vessel, Aurora.

Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm. The project will connect the wind farm to the onshore grid and help Connecticut and Rhode Island states achieve ongoing commitments to develop offshore wind.

This will be Nexans’ first cable installation project in the U.S. as part of the frame agreement with Ørsted-Eversource. The Export Cable Framework Agreement, providing the opportunity to supply up to 1,000km of high voltage subsea cables in the U.S. by 2027, was signed in December 2019 between Orsted Wind Power North America LLC and Nexans to accelerate the energy transition in North America by bringing Nexans’ industry-leading subsea cable technology to the U.S. This contract is the first project to be delivered under this agreement.

Located more than 15 miles south of the Rhode Island coast and 32 miles southeast of the Connecticut coast, the 704 MW Revolution Wind Farm will address both states’ energy needs, delivering electricity to up to 350,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The historic project will displace, by eliminating not required future emissions, close to one million metric tons of carbon pollution – the equivalent to taking more than 210,000 cars off the road. Construction will start in 2023 and it is expected to be fully operational in 2025.

The Nexans Aurora will be used for the installation and is the first vessel of its kind in the offshore cable-laying sector. Its 75-ton special design cable capstan provides the market leading capacity for installation of cables in deep waters of 2,000m and beyond. It has a 10,000-ton cable payload capacity and Nexans recently extended the Aurora’s installation capabilities, allowing simultaneous laying and protection and reaching higher depths of burial with minimal environmental impacts. The vessel has excellent shallow water capabilities to get close to shore for cable landing operations.

• Colbún’s Horizonte wind farm will have an installed capacity of 778 MW, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes per year. The project is the largest onshore wind farm under construction in Latin America and one of the world’s highest installed capacities.
• As part of the agreement, Madeco by Nexans will supply 840 km of cables that it will produce at the Nexans plants in Chile and Peru.

Madeco by Nexans continues to promote the development of renewable energies, by concluding a significant agreement with Sigdo Koppers Ingeniería y Construcción SA to provide cabling solutions to the Horizonte wind farm.

There will be 840 kilometers of electrical conductors, mainly aluminum medium voltage, which will be produced in collaboration with Nexans Indeco (Peru), one of the Nexans Group plants in the Andean region. Conductor design was optimized based on the requirements of the project, located in the municipality of Taltal, Antofagasta Region. The first deliveries are planned for May 2022.

This newly awarded project is part of the Nexans’ strategy to promote energy transition, electrifying the future through innovative solutions, and fostering the development of renewable energy initiatives around the world.

Horizonte Project

Horizonte is a wind farm that will have an installed capacity of 778 MW generating 2,400 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes in the country. It includes the installation of 140 wind turbines on 8 hectares, thereby reducing CO2 emissions by 1.2 million tons annually.

Finally, the energy generated is to be released onto the National Electric System as of the fourth quarter of 2023.