Charleston Plant – Unique High Voltage Factory in the US

The first cable manufacturing facility on US soil

Nexans Charleston plant (South Carolina, US) is leading the industry with the first cable manufacturing facility on US soil producing cables for offshore wind farms.

 

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Building a Supply Chain in the US

The energy transition cannot happen without local supply chains. The Charleston high voltage subsea plant is part of the comprehensive supply chain that is being developed to support offshore wind in the U.S. market.
Energy companies such as Eversource, Ørsted and Equinor are among those whose projects are expected to accelerate the energy transition in the U.S. Nexans has signed a framework agreement with Eversource and Ørsted to supply the first U.S.-made subsea high voltage export cables for the projects, and will supply Equinor for Empire Wind 1 and 2 projects.
Christopher Guerin

Our purpose is to ‘electrify the future’ and our expanded facility allows us to do that by combining decades of experience in developing and manufacturing high voltage cables with the newly launched and the most technically advanced cable-laying vessel (CLV) Aurora. We are thrilled to contribute to the wind power revolution in the U.S. and beyond.

Christopher Guérin
CEO of Nexans

Key Statistics

$250 M

INVESTED IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

 Up to 1,000 KM

OFFSHORE WIND SUBSEA CABLES MADE IN US BY 2027 AS PART OF ORSTED-EVERSOURCE & NEXANS FRAME AGREEMENT

Inauguration of Charleston plant

A world class facility uniquely positioned to serve the rapidly expanding U.S. offshore wind market.
High voltage subsea cable made in Charleston will supply the rapidly expanding U.S. offshore wind market, with potential growth of 13% annually by 2030, generating up to $70 billion of capital investment and adding 20 GW of power per year.