The Hengtong Group reports that one of its business units (Hengtong) has won the contract to supply 66 kV submarine cables project for the Landsnet project in Iceland.

Per its posting at LinkedIn, Hengtong will provide comprehensive services for the project, including design, supply, installation and testing of the three (3) submarine cable circuits. Scheduled for completion next summer, the new lines will greatly improve the safety of power transmission in that area.

“The award of this project marks a significant step in Hengtong’s strategic expansion within the Nordic and broader European energy markets,” said John Xu, the head of Hengtong Submarine Cable’s International Business Division. “We are eager to collaborate closely with Landsnet to enhance the security and efficiency of Iceland’s electricity transmission and grid infrastructure.”

 Hengtong, China’s largest power and fiber optic cable manufacturer, has more than 70 companies and holding companies, 12 manufacturing facilities and nine sales companies based in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Southwire celebrated the grand opening of its Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Customer Service Center (CSC)—located in  an area called AllianceTexas—with some 150 Southwire team members, leaders, community partners and guests gathered on August 22 to cut the ribbon on the company’s newest and largest distribution center.

A press release said that the nearly 1.2 million-sq-ft facility will distribute products for the full suite of Southwire solutions, including business segments such as commercial, residential, utility, industrial and Electrical Products & Engineered Solutions (EP&ES). The Southwire DFW CSC, which is expected to employ 250 team members, offers modernized storage solutions and automated material handling.

The ribbon cutting event featured remarks from Southwire leadership, as well as Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman of Hillwood, the developer behind AllianceTexas, a lunch celebration and tours of the facility.

Per reports, AllianceTexas—a Hillwood development—consists of 27,000 acres and is anchored by the world’s first dedicated industrial airport, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. It is home to 560 companies that have created more than 66,000 direct jobs.

The Prysmian Group announced that it has received a confirmation from Marinus Link Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of the Australian transmission systems operator (TSO) TasNetworks, for a project that will establish a new power interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.

A press release said that Prysmian had reserved capacity for last year for the project, valued at approximately €300 million. Work will commence with the issuance of a notice to proceed, which is expected by August 2025.

The route will require cable to span 345 km, including 255 km undersea across Bass Strait, and 90 km underground in Gippsland, Victoria. The release said that Prysmian will supply 20 kV single-core cables with XLPE insulation and single-wire armoring, covering both submarine and land sections.

The submarine cables will be produced at Prysmian’s plant in Arco Felice, Italy, and the land cables at either the Prysmian plant in Delft, The Netherlands, or in Gron, France. Installation operations will be delivered by Prysmian’s Leonardo da Vinci. The company will also provide a fully integrated PRY-CAM permanent monitoring system. The completion date is set for 2030.

Belgium’s Cenergy Holdings, which earlier this year announced plans to establish a cable manufacturing facility in Maryland, reports that its U.S. subsidiary, Hellenic Cables Americas, has completed its acquisition of a 38-acre property in Wagner’s Point along the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland.

A press release said the plant will be used to manufacture underwater and underground cables for offshore wind and grid modernization applications. The project was estimated to cost about $300 million.

Of note, the project is being bolstered by Hellenic Cables Americas successfully getting a transferable tax credit from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). An estimated 120 new manufacturing jobs will be created when the factory is fully operational, toward the end of 2026. Hellenic Cable is one of the largest cable producers in Europe, manufacturing power and telecom cables as well as submarine cables.

TT Cable announced that it has opened a subsidiary in Timisoara, Romania—TT Cables S.R.L.— that will join five other subsidiaries that distribute the company’s low-voltage electrical cables in southeast Europe.

At its web site, the company, which was founded in 2007, notes that TT Cables S.R.L. will join its sister subsidiaries. Collectively, they can better “foster stronger relationships with our customers by providing customized support and solutions that meet the unique needs of their market.”

The company, which earlier this year opened a new 20,000-sq-m manufacturing plant in Macedonia, noted that Romania has long been an export market. “This step signifies the next level in our growth strategy as we expand our business with ... two new factories and significantly increasing our capacity and product range. This subsidiary, with our professional staff supported by a local sales team, brings us even closer to our Romanian and neighboring customers.”

TT Cables is based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with its production facilities, on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its other subsidiaries include TT Cables Nordic (Lithuania), TT Kabeli doo Beograd (Serbia), T Kabeli Croatia, TT Cables GmbH Austria and Brodomerkur Energetika Ltd., also in Croatia. The company notes that it has more than 400 employees and markets in 50 countries.