Ukrainian producer of steel pipes and railway wheels Interpipe Corporation has successfully finished the first stage of complex testing of cable lines, which will be a key element of a new electricity system in its new mill at Interpipe Steel.
Accordingly, the cable, with a length of 12.8 km, is due to connect the electric steel smelting complex, Interpipe Steel, with a new substation Pechnaya and Pridneprovskaya cogeneration plant. With a transmission of 330kW, the cable line is the first line in Ukraine with such a high voltage.
"The new cable line is unique in its scale not only for Ukraine but for all the CIS countries. Even today, the power of many working cable lines [in the CIS] does not exceed 110 kW and 220 kW and cannot satisfy the needs of energy consuming steel smelting production. That is why this 330 kW cable line will provide the new mill with a breakthrough in terms of high technology and national electricity supply," Interpipe Steel director Gennadiy Esaulov said.