# Nexans to inaugurate high voltage subsea cable facility in Charleston, South Carolina

Nexans is expanding its subsea cable manufacturing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, with a transformed high voltage subsea cable plant opening on 9 November 2021. The facility has 475,000 square feet and 210 employees, manufacturing DC and AC cables up to 525 kV, and is the first of its kind in the US.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-10-29
- Where: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $232.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 210
- Starts operating: 9 Nov 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 475,000 square feet
- Products: high voltage subsea cables, DC cables, AC cables
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Nexans](https://endata.com/companies/5093.md)
- [Ørsted](https://endata.com/companies/3516.md) (investor)
- [Eversource](https://endata.com/companies/5547.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [tgs4c.com](https://www.tgs4c.com/news/nexans-to-inaugurate-high-voltage-subsea-cable-facility-in-us-nid24391.html), 2021-10-29: "The transformed high voltage subsea cable plant has been planned to open on 9 November 2021."
- [wireworld.com](http://www.wireworld.com/wirenews/nexans-to-inaugurate-high-voltage-subsea-cable-facility-in-us.html), 2021-10-31: "The transformed high voltage subsea cable plant has been planned to open on 9 November 2021."
- [nexans.us](https://www.nexans.us/en/newsroom/news/details/2021/11/2021-11-09-pr-nexans-charleston-world-class-facility-positioned-to-serve-rapidly-expanding-us-offshore-wind-market.html), 2021-11-09: "Nexans announced today the opening of the first U.S. based subsea high voltage cable facility in Charleston, SC."
- [w3.windfair.net](https://w3.windfair.net/wind-energy/news/39194-orsted-eversource-nexans-cables-jobs-usa-offshore-wind-subsea-cables-south-caroline-framework-agreement-supply-chain), 2021-11-11: "Nexans will manufacture approximately 620 miles of subsea cabling..."

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