Red Sea Cable

Red Sea Cable is the designation of a 13.6 km long 400 kV AC submarine power cable under the Red Sea that interconnects the power grids of Egypt and Jordan. The project was commissioned in 1994 and inaugurated in 1998.[1][2]

The cable has a maximum transmission capacity of 2,000 MW and reaches a maximum depth of 850 metres. It has a cross section of 1,000 mm2 per conductor[clarification needed] and is implemented as an oil-filled single core cable insulated with cellulose paper impregnated with a low viscosity mineral oil. A sheath of arsenic lead alloy F3 (0.15% arsenic, 0.1% tin, 0.1% bismuth and 99.65% lead) prevents water from penetrating the paper insulation. The cable is part of a 400 kV-line from Taba in Egypt to Aqaba in Jordan.[1][2]

Coordinates

  • 29.379469 N 34.977669 E: Aqaba Power Station
  • 29.432459 N 34.977121 E: Aqaba Cable Terminal
  • 29.486346 N 34.875476 E: Taba Cable Terminal
  • 29.611148 N 34.841852 E: Taba substation

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Red Sea Cable Links Jordan and Egypt The 400-kV, 2000-MW submarine cable interconnector links the transmission systems of Egypt and Jordan". Transmission & Distribution World. 1 February 1997. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan's first 400 kV GIS substation completed". Modern Power Systems. 22 February 1998. Retrieved 6 September 2014.


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