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Nexans Skagerrak links power networks under the sea

Nexans Skagerrak lays and repairs subsea power cables, a specialized capability whose strategic value grows as national energy systems become more interconnected.

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Nexans Skagerrak can both lay subsea cable and repair a broken link, making it a specialized one-stop platform for undersea infrastructure. Such infrastructure carries electricity as well as communications. Cross-border power cables can balance regions with different strengths in wind, solar, hydroelectric, and nuclear generation. A more interconnected energy system depends on ships able to create and restore the physical seabed links. Their numbers may remain small even as their commercial and strategic importance rises sharply.