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Introduction

CTC Global is a ACCC conductor manufacturing company that was founded to

develop, certify and deploy advanced technologies to improve the efficiency,
capacity, reliability and resiliency of the electric power grid.

Our primary product is high-capacity, low-sag CTC Global ACCC Conductor

solutions.

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TenneT Netherlands Selects ACCC®
AZR™ Conductor in Netherlands
Several months ago, CTC Global introduced
the ACCC AZR™ Conductor which uses an
aluminum zirconium alloy to augment overall
conductor strength and modulus to help fight
extreme ice and wind loads. TenneT
Netherlands selected ACCC AZR™ for the
new product’s initial deployment in Europe,
for their reconductor project in the
Netherlands.

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TenneT faced a particular challenge when upgrading the double circuit line between
Groningen and Delfzijl. The total route length of 28.2 km over flat terrain covering 89 towers
is subject to high wind and potentially extreme ice loads.
TenneT selected ACCC Warsaw size ACCC AZR Conductor manufactured by Midal Cables
which satisfied their capacity increase requirements from 760 amps to 1323 amps. An
additional 2.1 km spur line tying in the Stadskanal substation also upgraded from 500 amps to
777 amps at the same time.

“This design adds significant capability and cost-effectiveness to CTC Global’s proven ULS
(Ultra-Low-Sag) core variants already deployed in Northern Europe, particularly for areas
where high wind and ice loads can be expected” stated Dr. Eric Bosze, CTC Global’s Director of
Conductor Materials Research.

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ETESA Completes 2nd 230 kV ACCC Conductor Installation in
Panama

With the support of EPC firm Elecnor

Group, ETESA completed the installation
of 85.23 circuit kilometers of 714 kcmil
Dove size ACCC Conductor to replace forty-
six year old 750 kcmil ACAR conductor on
their Mata de Nance to Veladero line near
David City, Panama.

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The project included a 38 kilometer section of suspension towers with no dead-end
structures, requiring a strategic stringing plan provided by CTC Global’s Master
Installers, Sergio Rojas and Ismael Dones. Replacing the ACAR conductor with ACCC
Conductor allowed ETESA to increase line capacity from 230 MVA to 480 MVA.

ACCC Conductor provided for the project was produced by Viakon. The average span length
was 350 meters, but greater in some areas where the conductor traversed river and
mountain crossings. Forjasul provided hardware and Tesmec tensioners were used.

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National Grid Corporation Completes ACCC Conductor
Upgrade in Vietnam

Earlier this month, National Grid

Corporation (NGC) Vietnam completed their
110 kV Viet Tri – Bai Bang line upgrade
(ACCC Conductor Upgrade) to increase line
capacity.
NGC selected 725 kcmil (367.4 mm^2)
Amsterdam size ACCC Conductor to replace
existing 240/32 ACSR conductor so they
could reuse their existing steel lattice
structures without modification.

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Contact Us

CTC Global
Phone: +1 949 428 8500

Fax: +1 949 428 8515

info@ctcglobal.com

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