Posted January 14th, 2021 for Sumitomo Electric January 15, 2021 This press release was originally published in Japanese on December 24, 2020.
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it was awarded a contract for the Stikine Crossing Submarine Cable Replacement Project from Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) through our subsidiary, Sumitomo Electric U.S.A., Inc. Submarine cables being loaded on the ship The purpose of this project is to remove and discard one existing 138kV OF (Oil Filled) submarine power cable and install an environmentally friendly 69kV XLPE (Cross-linked polyethylene) submarine cable with ancillary equipment for a fully functional system in the Stikine crossing (approx. 16,700 feet) between Vank and Woronkofski Islands, near Wrangell, Alaska, USA.