Sumitomo Electric Industries

Sumitomo Electric Industries received an order from Kajima Corporation to supply and install power transmission and transformation equipment for the Wind Farm Tsugaru project in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, a 122 MW onshore wind farm with 38 turbines.

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. will expand production capacity for POREFLON water treatment membrane modules at its subsidiary Zhongshan Sumiden Hybrid Products Co., Ltd. in Guangdong, China, aiming to increase yearly production to 500,000 m², 1.5 times the current capacity. New facilities are scheduled to commence operation in March 2018.

Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze SE, a German subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric, has opened a new plant in Orhei, Moldova, for automotive wiring harnesses. The plant started full-scale operation in October 2017 and plans to increase employment to about 2,500 by 2019.

Sumitomo Electric Industries announced that its Texas plant, operated by Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, has been completed and commenced operations. The new factory in Dayton, Texas, produces PC steel wire with a capacity of approximately 24,000 tons per year. Investment amount is about USD 1,900.

A consortium of Siemens and Sumitomo Electric Industries has been awarded a $520 million order by Power Grid Corporation of India to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system in India. Siemens will supply converter stations and Sumitomo Electric will supply XLPE HVDC cables.

A joint venture of Sumitomo Electric and Siemens won an EPC contract from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for an HVDC transmission system in southern India, including 128 km of underground cable. The project value is approximately 60 billion yen.

Sumitomo Electric Industries and Siemens AG signed a cooperation agreement for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, combining Siemens' converter technology with Sumitomo's HVDC cable technology.

A consortium of Siemens and Sumitomo Electric won an order from Power Grid Corporation of India to supply a 200 km HVDC transmission system (Pugalur-Trichur link) using VSC technology. The order value is approximately $520 million, with operation scheduled for the first half of 2020.

Sumitomo Electric and Siemens landed their first joint contract for power grid equipment in India, an underground cable project, and will partner on bids for similar electrical infrastructure projects worldwide.

A consortium of Siemens and Sumitomo Electric was awarded an order by Power Grid Corporation of India to supply an HVDC transmission system in southern India, valued at approximately $520 million (about 600 billion yen). The project includes converter stations and XLPE cable, with delivery scheduled for 2020.

Siemens AG and Sumitomo Electric Industries signed a cooperation agreement on March 21, 2017, to jointly develop and supply high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems, combining Siemens' converter technology with Sumitomo's cable technology.

SE Wiring Systems, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric, signed a contract to build a new plant in 6th of October City, Egypt, with an investment of 200 million Egyptian pounds to produce automotive wire harnesses, creating about 1,000 jobs.

Sumitomo Electric Industries will establish a factory in 6th of October City, Egypt, with a total investment of EGP 200 million. The factory will produce wire cable systems and electric braids, creating nearly 1,000 jobs.

A consortium led by J-Power Systems Corp., a Sumitomo Electric subsidiary, was appointed to install 220-kV overhead power lines over 150 km between Habarana and Veyangoda in Sri Lanka, valued at 6 billion yen.

J-Power Systems Saudi Co., Ltd. concluded a long-term supply agreement with Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) to supply submarine power cables, accessories, and services for offshore platforms.