LS Cable wins $13 mil. deal in US

By Kim Yoo-chul

LS Cable, the world’s third-biggest wire manufacturer, inked a $12.7 million (14.5 billion won) deal to supply its advanced high-voltage underground cables to the United States, the company said Monday.

Under the agreement, LS will supply cables and connectors to be used for power transmission and distribution network operated by the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO).

The project is to establish an extra high voltage cable network across the Patuxent River for a length of 1.5 kilometers at the riverbed.

“Considering that underground extra high voltage cables are generally connected in 500m units to prevent productivity and management-related problems, this project needs a 1.5km cable enduring 230 kilovolt without connectors,” spokesman Pitt Kim said.

“It also requires outstanding technological power and expertise in areas of a cable project implementation,” he added.

There is rising demand in the U.S. for advanced networks to replace aging power networks as well as to address increased power consumption.

Compared to the overhead cables that require electric poles to be installed above the ground, underground cables are now preferred especially by land owners because they have less negative impact on the environment while ensuring safety, said the company.