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Table of Contents

REVISION HISTORY 2
ABBREVIATIONS 5
1 SCOPE 6
2 REFERENCES 6
2.1 Codes and Standards 6
2.2 CE Marking and Certificates 7
3 DEFINITIONS 8
4 GENERAL 9
4.1 Ain Tsila Development - Summary 9
4.2 Seller’s General Responsibilities 9
4.3 Proven Equipment 10
4.4 Design Life 10
4.5 Codes, Standards and Regulations 10
4.6 Order of Precedence 10
4.7 Tag Numbering 10
4.8 Quality Assurance 11
4.9 Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations 11
4.10 Hazardous Area Certification 11
4.11 Language 11
4.12 Deviations 11
5 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 13
5.1 General 13
5.2 Design requirements 14
5.2.1 Conductors 14
5.2.2 Insulation 14
5.2.3 Screens 15
5.2.4 Bedding and Fillers 15
5.2.5 Armour 15
5.2.6 Sheath 15
5.3 Cable Codes 16
5.3.1 Core identification: 17
5.3.2 Conductor Cross section: 17
5.3.3 Number of Cores: 17
5.3.4 Cable Service and Sheath Color: 18
5.3.5 Cable construction: 18
5.3.6 Fire performance and voltage rating 18
5.4 Performance and Construction requirement 18
5.4.1 Flame Propagation 18

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5.4.2 Smoke and Fume Emission 18

5.4.3 Oxygen Index 19
5.4.4 Bending 19
5.4.5 Fire Resistance 19
6 CABLE ACCESSORIES 20
6.1 Cable Glands 20
6.1.1 Hazardous Area/ATEX Requirements 20
6.2 Cable Termination Kits 21
7 INSPECTION AND TESTING 22
7.1 General 22
7.2 Factory Acceptance Tests 22
8 PACKING AND PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT 23
9 DOCUMENTATION 24
9.1 General 24
9.2 Documents and Information Required with the Tender 24
9.3 Manufacturing Record Book 24
9.3.1 General 24
9.3.2 Material Certification 24
9.3.3 Certificates of Conformity 24
10 APPENDIX “1” 25

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Abbreviations
ATEX ATmosphères EXplosibles (explosive atmospheres)

AWA Aluminium Wire Armour

BS British Standard

CE Conformité Européenne

CENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique

CPF Central Processing Facility (the main reception, processing, utilities and
storage systems)
EC European Communities

FAT Factory Acceptance Testing

HCF Hydrocarbon Fire

HCl Hydrogen Chloride

HV High Voltage (greater than 1000 V AC)

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IP Ingress Protection

ISO International Organization For Standardization

LSF Low Smoke and Fume

LSLH Low Smoke Low Halogen

LV Low Voltage (lower than or equal to 1000 V AC)

MGT Mica Glass Tape

PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride

SCR Screen

SWA Steel Wire Armour

SWB Steel Wire Braid

XLPE Cross-linked Polyethylene

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1 SCOPE
This specification defines the minimum requirements for design, material supply,
marking, inspection, testing, packing and shipping of power and control cables, glands
and termination kits required for Ain Tsila development project.
Detailed scope of supply, design codes, project specific parameters, specification
criteria and certification requirements are detailed below and clarified further in the
requisition documentation.

2 REFERENCES
A-PMT-SPE-000-30001 Specification – General Information

A-IMT-GLS-000-30002 Abbreviations and Units of Measurement

A-ENG-BOD-000-00001 Basis of Design – Surface facilities

2.1 Codes and Standards

Cables and materials supplied shall in addition to complying with national standards,
also be in compliance with the latest edition of following guides and recommended
standards.
Requirements shall be as per latest edition, including amendments, of the IEC
Standards, valid at the effective date of 24th December 2018.
IEC 60079-14 Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations
design, selection and erection.
IEC 60183 Guidance for the selection of high-voltage A.C. cable systems

IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables

IEC 60230 Impulse test on cables and their accessories

IEC 60287 Electric cables - Calculation of the current rating

IEC 60304 Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables and
wires
IEC 60331 Tests for electric cables under fire conditions - Circuit integrity

IEC 60332-3-24 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions
- Part 3-24: Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-
mounted bunched wires or cables - Category C
IEC 60364-5-52 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-52: Selection and
erection of electrical equipment - Wiring systems
IEC 60445 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface,
marking and identification - Identification of equipment
terminals, conductor terminations and conductors
IEC 60502-1 Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories
for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um =

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36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1,2

kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3,6 kV)
IEC 60502-2 Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories
for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um =
36 kV) - Part 2: Cables for rated voltages from 6 kV (Um =
7,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)
IEC 60754-1 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from
cables - Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas
content
IEC 60811 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-
metallic materials
IEC 61034-2 Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under
defined conditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
BS 7655 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables

2.2 CE Marking and Certificates

All equipment, materials and components included in the delivery for installation and
application in the Ain Tsila Development shall be CE certified, shall have CE marking
and shall be compliant to the EC directives, such as, but not limited to:
• Low Voltage
o Directive 2006/95/EC Low Voltage directive;
o Guidelines for Safety of Low Voltage Equipment.
• Explosive Atmospheres
o Directive 2014/34/EU concerning equipment and protective systems
intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (the ATEX
Directive);
o Guidelines on the application of Directive 2014/34/EU;
o Corrigendum on Directive 2014/34/EU.
Seller shall provide the required explosion protection type test certificates in accordance
with the ATEX 2014/34/EU Directive.
Seller shall provide an EC declaration of conformity, which shall state full compliance
to the EC directives and standards. The declaration shall further state the method of
compliance followed, e.g.:
• Self-certification to appropriate harmonized European standards;
• Technical file, which is approved by an accepted, notified body;
• Type examination.
CE marking and certification shall be applicable only for the equipment and
components manufactured in European region. However, if equipment, components
and systems are manufactured in other than European region; then vendor shall follow
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equivalent international standard which will be reflected in vendor documentation such

as data sheets, GA drawing etc.

3 DEFINITIONS

“ISARÈNE” means Groupement ISARÈNE (the operator of the Ain Tsila

development)

“Purchaser” means the entity defined as such in the purchase order or

contract

”Seller” means the entity defined as such in the purchase order or

contract

“shall” or “must” indicates that the specified action is mandatory (i.e. must be
done by the specified action party)

“should” indicates that the specified action is recommended but not

mandatory. However the action party will be responsible for
the consequences in the event that he/she elects not to do it

“will” indicates a commitment by others or a statement of fact

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4 GENERAL

4.1 Ain Tsila Development - Summary

Groupement ISARÈNE (the “COMPANY”) will develop the Ain Tsila gas field which is
located in the Illizi basin in the eastern part of the Sahara Desert in south-east Algeria,
south of the Grand Erg Oriental. The field was discovered within the Périmètre Isarène
(Blocks 228, 229a) in 2007 and has been appraised to hold approximately 65 billion
cubic metres (2.29 trillion cubic feet) of recoverable hydrocarbon reserves. The field lies
in the Sahara Desert, approximately 1,100km south-east of Algiers, 175km west of In
Amenas, 175km north- west of Illizi and 450km to the south-east of Hassi Messaoud.
Central Processing Facility (CPF) is designed to produce 10.3 MMSCMD sales gas.
A gathering system, comprising wellsites, wellsite systems, flowlines, manifold stations
and trunk pipelines to gather the produced fluids and transport them to the reception
facilities at the CPF. Raw gas will be treated in the CPF. Processing facilities comprising
pipeline reception facilities, slug catcher(s), feed gas compression, mercury removal,
gas dehydration, gas conditioning (natural gas liquids extraction), export compression,
condensate stripper, LPG fractionation facilities, condensate and LPG export facilities
and associated utilities, storage and buildings (all located at the CPF). Fiscal metering
for sales gas, LPG and condensate, located at the CPF battery limit. Sales quality gas
will be delivered to SONATRACH TRC’s (TRC) sales gas pipeline system at a tie-in
point on a manifold next to the TFT compressor station. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
will be delivered to TRC’s LPG pipeline system at a tie-in point located at a block valve
station west of the TFT compressor station. Stabilised condensate will be delivered to
TRC’s condensate pipeline system at a tie-in point located at Méderba, approximately
165km north of Ain Tsila.

4.2 Seller’s General Responsibilities

The Seller shall be fully responsible for all aspects of the design, manufacture,
inspection, factory acceptance testing and supply of all equipment within its scope of
supply. This shall include, but not be limited to:
• Ensuring that the equipment meets all the requirements of this specification;
• Co-ordination and control of its sub-Sellers;
• The provision of support to the Purchaser and ISARÈNE during FAT,
commissioning and start-up;
• The provision of a list of all appliances, special tools and accessories that are
necessary for the correct installation, operation and maintenance of the
equipment;
• Seller shall complete the equipment data sheet(s) and return with its quotation.
Compliance with the provision of this specification does not relieve the Seller of its
responsibility to furnish equipment of a proper design suited to meet the specified
service conditions and/or local codes governing health and safety.

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4.3 Proven Equipment

The equipment rating, basic design and accessories shall not exceed the limits of the
Seller’s proven design and shall not involve the use or application of any prototype
design or component. Only equipment with demonstrable reliability is acceptable to
ISARÈNE.
The Seller shall provide application references with its tender which demonstrate a high
level of reliability of the equipment proposed, in similar service under comparable
operating conditions and in a similar location. At least two of the references must
demonstrate at least 2 years of reliable operation.

4.4 Design Life

The equipment shall be designed for a service life of 25 years.

4.5 Codes, Standards and Regulations

The equipment shall be designed, manufactured, inspected and tested in accordance
with the requirements of this specification, the documents referenced in Section 2, the
equipment datasheets and appropriate Algerian regulations, codes and standards. The
codes and standards used shall be the latest revisions available at the effective date of
24th Dec. 2018.
The Seller shall include in its tender a detailed list of the codes and standards it
proposes to use in the design and manufacture of items.

4.6 Order of Precedence

The order of precedence shall be as follows:
1. Algerian Legislation and Regulatory Authorities Regulations
2. Project Philosophies
3. Equipment datasheets
4. Primary Equipment Specification
5. Other Project Specifications
6. International codes and standards
In case of conflict between any of the above then the most stringent shall apply unless
a dispensation has been approved by the COMPANY.
Any deviations from these documents shall be agreed with the Purchaser prior to
implementation. However, adherence to them does not relieve the Seller of its obligation
to apply good industry practices in the delivery of goods and services to the
Development.

4.7 Tag Numbering

All equipment shall have tag numbers allocated in accordance with the Project
Procedures. The Seller’s attention is drawn to the depth of tagging required and the
information required to be supplied for each tag number.

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Dual tagging is permissible, such that the equipment carries a Project tag number and
the Seller’s tag number. In this case the design of the Project tag labels shall be
adjusted to accommodate the Seller’s tag number as well as the Project tag number.

4.8 Quality Assurance

The Seller, and its sub-Sellers, shall operate a quality system satisfying the applicable
provision(s) of ISO 9000 (series) or, if agreed with ISARÈNE, an equivalent standard
commensurate with the equipment provided.
The Seller shall ensure that its sub-Sellers operate a quality system meeting the
specified conformance criteria to ISO 9000. The Seller’s quality system will be subject
to the Purchaser’s approval prior to issue of a purchase order. Major sub-Sellers will be
subject to the same approvals. The Purchaser reserves the right to conduct a quality
audit at the Seller’s/sub-Seller’s facilities at any stage during the design, manufacture,
assembly, inspection and/or factory acceptance testing processes.

4.9 Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations

The Seller shall be responsible for ensuring that the equipment supplied meets all
applicable regulations on health, safety and environment.

4.10 Hazardous Area Certification

All equipment installed outdoors in hazardous area within the fenced area of the CPF,
or any other outdoor hazardous area shall be certified for use in applicable hazardous
zone (Zone 1 or 2) gas group IIB (ethylene, methane, propane) temperature class T3
(200C).
Equipment located indoors and outdoor in non-hazardous area shall be considered
installed in an area classified safe.
All electrical equipment shall be fully tested and certified by a CENELEC recognised
certifying authority.
All certified equipment supplied shall comply with the requirements of the ATEX
directives.
The certifying Authority and the certificate number shall be included on data sheet by
Seller.

4.11 Language
All documents, drawings and correspondence shall be provided in the English
language. The system documentation, including the installation, operating and
maintenance manuals, shall be provided in both English and French.
Where abbreviations are used on drawings, a legend shall be provided defining the
abbreviations, in both English and French.

4.12 Deviations
Any requirements herein which cannot be met shall be identified and variances
explained in the Seller’s tender. Any non-conformances discovered (after purchase
order placement or contract award) shall be formally notified by the Seller to the

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Purchaser and addressed through the Purchaser’s non-conformance and deviation

processes.

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5 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

5.1 General
Power and control cables shall be single-core or multi-core bare copper stranded
conductor, XLPE insulated, Aluminium Wire Armour (AWA) for single core and
galvanised Steel Wire Armoured (SWA) for multicore cables, PVC outer sheathed,
hydrocarbon fire (HCF) and oil resistant, UV stable, flame retardant type and low smoke
low halogen (LSLH) emission under fire conditions.
Furthermore, cables shall be in compliance with IEC 60079-14, section 9.3, specifically
for sheath tensile strength limitations and surface temperature limitations (Class T3
temperature not to be exceeded).
Fire resistant cable specification is restricted to transition, uninterruptible power supply
systems only.
Current rating of cables shall be in accordance with IEC 60287. AC cables shall be
designed for voltage and frequency variation of +6% -10% and ± 2% respectively.
During transient condition voltage variations may be ± 20% and frequency variation ±
10%. DC cables shall be designed for a voltage variation of + 15% and – 10%.
HV cables and LV cables shall be installed on systems that are high impedance and
solidly earthed respectively.
Sellers shall confirm that power cables can withstand the voltage conditions imposed
by the system earth and likely earth fault durations without detrimental effect.
General construction details for cables are provided in Appendix “1”. These details are
indicative and the Vendor shall state the detailed construction of each type and size of
cable, informing in particular the material / construction of the fillers and bedding.
Vendor shall clearly state / highlight deviations to the specified construction details.
Each layer of material shall have a smooth external surface free of indentations, ripples
etc.
All cables shall be capable of bending to a minimum radius without affecting their
electrical characteristics in any way, or causing the armouring to “birdcage”.
Cables shall be supplied in continuous drum lengths without any cable or conductor
joints. No negative tolerance on drum length is permissible.
The required cable length to be supplied for each type and size of cable shall be as
indicated in the project Bill of Material. The total length required, and the individual drum
lengths shall be optimised in accordance with the project Cable Schedule to minimize
wastage on each drum.
Cables shall be designed and constructed to provide a design life of 25 years in the
environment and operating conditions specified.
Specific site condition and climate data shall be as specified on Basis of Design –
Surface facilities.

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5.2 Design requirements

5.2.1 Conductors
Copper conductors shall be metal-coated unless a separator between the conductor
and insulation is provided. The coating or separator may be omitted and confirming that
there will be no detrimental effect on the conductors, substantiated by type test
documentation.
Cable conductors shall be made up of fully annealed, circular, compacted copper wires
free from silver, splinters, scales or other imperfections, stranded, high conductivity
(Class 2 IEC 60228) copper wires in concentric layers, with each layer compacted by
dying operation.
LV multicore power cables utilised for lighting and small power circuit defined as two
core plus earth, or three phase plus neutral plus earth, shall have neutral and earth
conductors of the same cross sectional area as the phase conductor.
The conductor shall be capable of withstanding the system short circuit current without
damage depending on the characteristics of the circuit protective devices.
Cables shall be designed to have a mechanical strength for the specific peak currents.
Cable conductors shall be identified by colour in accordance with IEC 60446. HV cables
shall have outer sheath colour red.

5.2.2 Insulation
Cables shall be capable of continuous operation at the highest system voltage as
specified with a maximum conductor operating temperature of 90 ºC and a maximum
temperature under fault conditions of 250 ºC.
Insulation level shall be:
• Uo/U (Um) shall be 0.6/1 (1.2) kV rms for LV cables and control cables;
• 8.7/15 (17.5) kV rms for HV (operating at 11 kV) cables.
• 19/33 (36) kV for HV (operating at 30kV) cables.
Insulation shall be applied by an extrusion process to form a compact homogeneous
body.
The Seller shall state the diameter over the insulation complete with tolerances. Any
cable inspection which shows diameters outside these tolerances shall initiate product
rejection and inspection of all cable supplied.
Insulation shall be easily removable without damaging the conductor or its coating.
An extruded semi-conducting layer shall be applied over HV cable core insulation.
The HV cable conductor screen, cable insulation and core screen shall be extruded on
to the conductor in one operation. (Triple extrusion).
The interstices between the cores of multi core cable shall be filled with non-
hygroscopic filler to avoid of air spaces and bound together with non-hygroscopic inner
sheath layer of extruded compound.

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5.2.3 Screens
HV cables shall have conductor and insulation screen comprising of extruded semi-
conducting compound and an overall metallic screening.
Metallic screens
HV Power cables shall have a heavy duty metallic screen constructed from copper tape.
Metallic Screen short circuit rating shall be calculated in accordance with IEC 60949.
HV cables metallic screen shall serve as an additional bonding conductor.
The cable screen shall be sized for maximum permissible fault current, together with
the maximum permissible duration for which the fault current may be present without
causing damage to the cable or permanent reduction in electrical or mechanical
properties.
Semi-conductive screen
Semi-conductive screen and insulation screen shall be provided on cores of HV cables
with XLPE insulation.
Semi-conductive insulation screen shall be extruded over the insulation.
Tandem extrusion of metallic screen, conductor insulation and insulation semi-
conductive screens is preferred.

5.2.4 Bedding and Fillers

Cables shall be circular and substantially compact in accordance with IEC 60079-14 to
meet the requirements for direct entry into Ex equipment. Non-hygroscopic fillers shall
be used in the interstices between each core or pair, and any central voids, where it is
not possible to achieve a substantially compact and circular cross section with the
extruded bedding.
Fillers and bedding shall be suitable for the specified duty and configuration and shall
be applied by an extrusion process.
Bedding and filler materials shall be compatible with any fire performance and toxic
emissions requirement of the cable. Bedding and fillers shall capable of withstanding
the temperature encountered when conductors operating at their maximum rated
temperature.
Cable manufacturing process shall be efficiently controlled to avoid bonding of bedding
to the conductor insulation and shielding.

5.2.5 Armour
The armour shall be of aluminium wire (AWA) for single core cables and galvanized
steel wire (SWA) construction for multi-core cables.

5.2.6 Sheath
Armoured cables shall be protected by outer sheath compound over the armour to
prevent corrosion of metallic armour.

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The outer sheath shall be PVC(LSLH), UV resistant, hydrocarbon fire (HCF) and oil
resistant and flame retardant as minimum.
The cable shall have a sheath material resistant to Ozone, electric discharge and
surface tracking.
Following information shall be stamped or embossed on the over-sheath, along the
length of the cable at intervals not more than 1 meter:
• Sellers name;
• National/International Standard identification;
• Cable designation;
• Number of cores;
• Conductor cross sectional area;
• Voltage grade;
• Year of Manufacture.
Marking shall be legible, permanent and shall be able to withstand commercial cleaning
agents.
All fillers, inner and outer sheaths also bedding under armour wires shall be of the
reduced toxicity type. The material shall be non-hygroscopic and have flame retardant
properties.
The maximum difference in diameters measured at different points around the
circumference and along the cable shall be 0.2 mm. The maximum difference in radial
thickness of material shall be 0.2 mm.

5.3 Cable Codes

All Power and Control cable types shall be uniquely defined by a seven character alpha-
numeric code. The code shall be constructed as follows:

A B C n DD E

Where:
A: Fire performance / Voltage rating
B: Cable Construction
C: Cable service and Sheath Colour
n: Number of Cores
DD: Conductor Cross section area
E: Core Identification

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5.3.1 Core identification:

A Coloured according to CENELEC HD 308 S2 / IEC 60446
B Red/Black
C Brown/White
N Numbered

5.3.2 Conductor Cross section:

02 2.5 mm2
04 4 mm2
06 6 mm2
10 10 mm2
16 16 mm2
25 25 mm2
35 35 mm2
50 50 mm2
70 70 mm2
95 95 mm2
OA 120 mm2
OB 150 mm2
OC 185 mm2
OD 240 mm2
OE 300 mm2
OF 400 mm2
OG 500 mm2
OH 630 mm2

5.3.3 Number of Cores:

1 Single Core
2 2 Cores
3 3 Cores
4 4 Cores
5 5 Cores
7 7 Cores
A 12 Cores
B 19 Cores
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C 24 Cores

5.3.4 Cable Service and Sheath Color:

A Red (HV Power)
B Black (LV Power, Control and Battery)
E Green / Yellow (Protective Earth)

5.3.5 Cable construction:

Basic construction Armour Screen
B Flame retardant SWA None*
D Fire resistant SWA None*
E Flame retardant AWA None*
F Fire resistant AWA None*
* HV Cables shall have semi-conductive and metallic screen as detailed at 5.2.2

5.3.6 Fire performance and voltage rating

Type Grade
K Flame retardant LSLH 19/33 kV
E Flame retardant, LSLH 8.7/15 kV
P Flame retardant LSLH 3.6/6 kV
W Flame retardant, LSLH 0.6/1 kV
Y Fire resistant, LSLH 0.6/1 kV

5.4 Performance and Construction requirement

5.4.1 Flame Propagation

Cables shall be flame retardant, with the exception of fire-resistant transition power
circuits, to IEC 60332-3-24.

5.4.2 Smoke and Fume Emission

Cables shall be LSLH.
No constituent component of the insulation, bedding or sheathing of the cable shall
release total acidic degradation products during combustion at any temperature up to
and including 1000 °C when tested in accordance with the appropriate parts of IEC
60754 which by weight when expressed as HCl are less than 17%.
Smoke emission levels for cables shall not exceed 60% light transmittance when tested
in accordance with IEC 61034.

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5.4.3 Oxygen Index

The oxygen index of constituent cable parts shall be 30% or greater when tested to EN
ISO 4589-2.

5.4.4 Bending
Seller shall state in his tender the minimum bending radius of each cable around which
the cable can be pulled and the minimum radius to which the cable can be dressed.

5.4.5 Fire Resistance

Cable shall be capable of operating when exposed to a source of heat and
simultaneously sustaining a degree of shock as detailed in IEC 60331-1 or IEC 60331-
2 as appropriate. Duration of the test shall be 90 minutes.
Immediately following the test for fire resistance, the same cable sample shall also be
capable of operating when exposed to a source of heat for 15 minutes followed by a
subsequent water spray test for 15 minutes according to EN 50200/EN 50362 as
detailed below.
The total test duration shall be 120 minutes.
Cables with an overall diameter not exceeding 20 mm shall be tested in accordance
with EN 50200, Appendix E. The cable will be proven to function during and at the end
of the tests.
Cables with an overall diameter exceeding 20 mm shall be tested in accordance with
EN 50362, with modified clauses in accordance with EN 50200 Appendix E. The
dimensions in Figure E2 of EN 50200 Appendix E shall be modified to show a vertical
distance of 130 +/- 10 from the burner centreline to the water spray tube centreline and
a horizontal distance of 110 +/- 10 from the front face of the burner to the front of the
cable mounting frame. The cable will be proven to function during and at the end of the
tests.

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6 CABLE ACCESSORIES

6.1 Cable Glands

Cables and glands shall be designed for a service life of at least 25 years in the
environment and duty specified in the purchase order irrespective of whether they are
in intermittent or continuous service at any load up to their maximum current and voltage
ratings.
Materials used for cable glands shall be selected to prevent galvanic action between
dissimilar metals.
Non-metallic materials shall be flame retardant or fire resistant, antistatic and stable in
the presence of hydrocarbon liquids and vapors or for conditions that will be specified.
Glands shall be suitable for use with armoured cable. The clamping and sealing of the
cable braid shall be fully available for inspection. Each gland shall be supplied complete
with the following:
• Brass locknut
• Brass earth tag
• Ingress protection (IP) sealing washer
• Stainless steel serrated locking washer
• Shrink-type thermoplastic shroud
All cable glands shall be appropriate for the maximum ambient temperature under all
operating conditions (e.g. indoors or in machinery enclosures, where the outdoor
ambient is exceeded).
Except for barrier glands and stuffing glands, it shall be possible to prove the efficacy
of the seal on the cable inner sheath before completing the seal on the cable armouring
or outer sheath.

6.1.1 Hazardous Area/ATEX Requirements

All glands installed outdoors in hazardous area within the fenced area of the CPF, or
any other outdoor hazardous area shall be certified for use in applicable hazardous
zone (Zone 1 or 2) gas group IIB (ethylene, methane, propane) temperature class T3
(200C).All cable glands for outdoor / field installation shall be in accordance with IEC
60079 and be dual certified Ex-d / Ex-e. They shall be manufactured from nickel plated
brass and shall have ISO metric entry threads with 1.5 mm pitch.
Copies of the relevant certification documents shall be submitted by Seller with the
tender.
Each gland shall provide ingress protection to IP54 in accordance with IEC 60529,
supplied as kits complete with an IP54 entry thread seal and a brass locknut. Separate
quantities of serrated washers and earth tags will be identified as necessary.
Seller shall provide full tolerance dimensional data of the cable outer diameter and
diameter under armour. Seller shall also supply cable gland selection details for each

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cable type specified and shall ensure complete compatibility of the gland with the
finished cable dimensions of each relevant associated cable.

6.2 Cable Termination Kits

The non-tracking, insulating outer jacket shall withstand the rigors of long-term electrical
stress and surface pollution without loss of performance.
The termination kit shall consist of high permittivity, high-resistivity, heat shrinkable
stress control tubing and skirts made of UV-stable, non-tracking materials.
Each kit shall include length of heat shrinkable tubing to help prevent the corrosion and
shifting of the shielding layers between the boot and phase-termination installing point.
Termination kits shall be complete and not require special adapters or accessories and
utilise common compression or termination lugs.
The kits shall contain all required components to complete the termination for 3-core
and single core cables, including provisions for earthing the armour.
The bending radius of the termination kit shall be as equal to or more than the bending
radius of the cable being connected.
Fire behaviour characteristics shall be same as cable characteristics, as well as smoke
and halogen content developed under fire conditions.

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7 INSPECTION AND TESTING

7.1 General
The responsibility for inspection rests with the Seller. The approval of any work by the
Purchaser or the release of equipment for shipment shall in no way relieve the Seller of
its responsibility for meeting the requirements of this specification.
Inspection and testing shall be carried out in accordance with an approved project
quality plan and shall comply with the requirements of this specification, the data sheets
and other referenced documentation forming part of the purchase order.
The Purchaser reserves the right to carry out its own inspection during design and
manufacture. The Seller shall provide free access to its works, and to that of its sub-
Sellers, for the Purchaser and its authorised representative(s). All necessary
certification documents relating to materials, shop test data, etc., shall be made
available to the Purchaser and its authorised representatives to verify that the
requirements of the purchase order are being met.
The Seller shall furnish a representative quality plan detailing its normal scope of
inspection and testing with its tender.
In the event of an order, the Seller shall prepare a detailed project specific inspection
and test plan for the Purchaser’s approval. The inspection and test plan shall identify
all inspection and test activities, their acceptance criteria and Purchaser-observed or
witness hold points.

7.2 Factory Acceptance Tests

At least two months prior to any test, the Seller shall submit a detailed test procedure
incorporating the guarantee point values and acceptance criteria (test tolerances) for
the Purchaser’s review and approval.
Cables shall be tested according to applicable IEC standards.
Cable dimensions for each drum of cable shall be recorded and used by Seller to select
the gland sizes.
Seller shall provide certificates for all tests. Test summary sheets will not be acceptable.
Where appropriate, test certificates shall state values for all test results. Tests for which
the results are indicated as pass or fail shall be qualified by the relevant acceptance
criteria. Results of witnessed tests shall be available for signature on day of testing.

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8 PACKING AND PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

Preparation shall be made after all inspection and testing of the equipment has been
accomplished and the equipment has been released for shipment by the Purchaser.
Items shall be prepared by the Seller in a manner to exclude moisture and damage
when handled by commercial carriers and tagged with the Seller's order number and
description.
A packing list shall be placed both inside and the outside of the shipping package.
Final and complete packaging shall consider transport conditions and long-term
external storage in a desert environment with frequent sandstorms.

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9 DOCUMENTATION

9.1 General
The requirements for the Seller’s documents and data submissions are detailed in the
Seller Document Requirements Schedule.

9.2 Documents and Information Required with the Tender

The documentation and information listed below shall be included in the Seller’s tender:
• Compiled data sheets.

9.3 Manufacturing Record Book

9.3.1 General
The Seller shall prepare a report on the tests carried out and their results, for inclusion
in the manufacturing record book. Other relevant certificates shall also be included,
together with the equipment release note.
A complete set of as-built documentation shall be included.

9.3.2 Material Certification

The requirements for the provision of material certification documents are detailed in
the Seller Document Requirements Schedule.

9.3.3 Certificates of Conformity

Shall be provided for all IP and hazardous area certified equipment.

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10 APPENDIX “1”
Examples of cable structure abbreviations. For simplicity only the first three digits are
given, following below list.
• First digit refers to “Fire performance and voltage rating” as per section 5.3.6.
• Second digit refers to “Cable construction” as per section 5.3.5.
• Third digit refers to “Cable Service and Sheath Color” as per section 5.3.4.
• Fourth digit refers to “Number of Cores” as per section 5.3.3.
• Fifth couple of digits refers to “Conductor Cross section” as per section 5.3.2.
• Sixth digit refers to “Core identification” as per section 5.3.1.

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EEA WBB
Description HV screened (radial field)/ LV power and control /
8.7/15 kV/ Single 600/1000V /multi-core/ flame
core/flame retardant retardant
Design Cu/SCR/XLPE/SCR/LSLH/
Cu/XLPE/LSLH/SWA/LSLH
AWA/LSLH
Conductor Stranded, circular Stranded, circular annealed
annealed copper copper
Conductor Extruded layer of semi-
None
Screen conducting compound
Insulation Extruded XLPE 8.7/15 kV Extruded XLPE 600/1000 V
grade grade
Insulation Extruded layer of semi-
Screen conducting cold strippable
None
compound and copper
tape/braid
Bedding / Extruded LSLH / Seller’s Extruded LSLH / Seller’s
color standard standard
Armour AWA SWA
Outer
Extruded LSLH Extruded LSLH
Sheath
Outer
Red Black
Sheath color
Core
According to cable code According to cable code
identification

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YDB KBA PBA

Description LV power and
HV screened (radial HV screened (radial field)/
control / 600/1000V
field)/ 19/33kV / multi- 3.6/6 kV / multi-core/ flame
/multi-core/ fire
core/ / flame retardant retardant
resistant
Design Cu/MGT/XLPE/LSL Cu/SCR/XLPE/SCR/LS Cu/SCR/XLPE/SCR/LSLH/
H/SWA/LSLH LH/SWA/LSLH SWA/LSLH
Conductor Stranded, circular Stranded, circular Stranded, circular
annealed copper annealed copper annealed copper

Conductor Extruded layer of semi- Extruded layer of semi-

None
Screen conducting compound conducting compound
Insulation MGT, Extruded
Extruded XLPE 19/33 Extruded XLPE 3.6/6 kV
XLPE 600/1000 V
kV grade grade
grade
Insulation Extruded layer of semi- Extruded layer of semi-
Screen conducting cold conducting cold strippable
None
strippable compound compound and copper
and copper tape/braid tape/braid
Bedding / Extruded LSLH / Extruded LSLH / Extruded LSLH / Seller’s
color Seller’s standard Seller’s standard standard
Armour SWA SWA SWA
Outer
Extruded LSLH Extruded LSLH Extruded LSLH
Sheath
Outer
Black Red Red
Sheath color
Core According to cable
According to cable code According to cable code
identification code

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