Prysmian’s Medium Voltage Power Cables BASEC Approved

Published 20 Oct 2020

Medium Voltage MV Power Cables

Medium voltage power cables manufactured by Prysmian have been accredited by the British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) as meeting the requirements of BS 6622 and BS 7835.

The cables’ third-party accreditation will give designers and installers of a wide range of power distribution networks additional assurance in the quality and safety of Prysmian Medium Voltage (MV) power cable from 6.6 kV right up to 33 kV.

The accreditation covers Prysmian’s MV cables with XLPE insulation and PVC sheaths manufactured to British Standard BS 6622, and Prysmian’s MV power cables with a low smoke zero halogen extruded outer sheath (LSOH), manufactured to British Standard BS 7835.

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British Standard Cables

These British Standard cables are available from Prysmian with stranded copper or aluminium conductors, XLPE with either bonded or strippable screens, copper taped, as single core with aluminium wire armour or three-core with galvanised steel wire armour.

The company has been manufacturing cables in Britain for all voltages for over 100 years and MV cable at its Wrexham factory since it opened over 50 years ago. The cable’s accreditation by BASEC after over five decades of production serves to highlight the quality and performance inherent in Prysmian cable from the outset.

“Certification by BASEC, is confirmation that Prysmian has led the way in cable technology and quality for many years,” says Martin Boorman, Prysmian’s National Sales Manager. “Engineers and network owners can now have even more confidence in our UK manufactured MV cables,” he adds.

BASEC

BASEC is an independent certification body for the cable industry. It is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to provide certification to National, European and International cable product standards. The tests were undertake n in BASEC’s dedicated UK testing laboratory, or were witnessed by BASEC engineers, to certify the MV power cable’s conformity to the British Standards.

MV HV CABLES

Contact T&D for medium voltage cables to IEC 60502-2 international standards including N2XS2Y / NA2XS2Y, NA2XS(F)2Y RE, NA2XS(F)2Y RM and NA2XS(F)2Y RM cable – should you require specification or technical support about 11kV-33kV cable accessory and installation requirements or advice on the terminating, jointing or duct sealing at MV-HV please call us.

T&D also distribute Medium & High Voltage Electrical Safety Equipment including insulating matting, voltage detectors, phase comparators, insulating gloves and life saving intervention kits to ensure the safe installation of MV-HV power cables into electricity substations working at 11kV/33kV up to 400kV transmission grid networks.