Nexans to supply cables for Cestas solar farm in France

French cable manufacturer Nexans has been selected by Eiffage Energie to supply specialised photovoltaic cables and power cables to Cestas solar farm in France.

The farm claimed to be the largest solar project in Europe.

Nexans will use its Energyflex photovoltaic cables to connect the solar farm. Under the deal the company will manufacture and supply approximately 5,000km of medium and low voltage, photovoltaic cables (PV) and data cables (optical fibre).

The Energyflex cables are durable and are expected to provide high performance in-field connections between the PV panels and the inverters, used for transforming the solar energy into AC electricity.

Located near Bordeaux in southwest France, the project is expected to generate 350 GWh per year of renewable energy and during peak capacity it will generate 300 MW of energy.

The project will include into 25 solar plants and will feature one million solar panels spread across 250 hectares of land.

Cestas solar farm is expected to become operational by this October, and it will be maintained by Eiffage Energie on behalf of Clemessy, which leads a consortium several investors including Neoen.

The consortium was formed to build, operate and maintain the farm.

Eiffage Energie photovoltaic projects manager Fernando Dos Santos said: "Eiffage Energie chose Nexans because of its full range offer from low and medium voltage cables to photovoltaic cables for this project.

"Another important factor was that Nexans offers advanced supply chain solutions and direct delivery to site."

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Image: Nexan will supply 5,000km of medium and low voltage, photovoltaic cables (PV) and data cables (optical fiber). Photo: courtesy of Nexans.