Building NZ's largest Windfarm

West Wind

Nexans helped Meridian achieve effective and reliable connections for 62 Suzlon wind turbines installed at the challenging site of Terawhiti Station Makara, west of Wellington. 

Suzlon, one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers, turned to Nexans to support its West Wind project in New Zealand with complete end to end cable solutions that will ensure effective, efficient and reliable connections 62 wind turbine generators.

In two framework agreements with Suzlon, Nexans supplied LV and MV tower cables, site kits and accessories together with MV inter-array cables and HV export cables that form the connection to local substations. This enabled Suzlon to benefit from advanced, fully integrated, end-to-end cable solutions that cover not only the products, but also comprehensive technical and logistical support.