SPECIFICATIONS

(A) L.V. POWER CABLES

1.0 1100 V grade, 90ºC continuous rating under normal condition and 250°C short
time rating under short circuit condition XLPE insulated FRLSH outer-sheathed
heavy duty, power cable conforming to following requirement and in line with IS
7098, IS 8130, IS 5831 and IS 3975.

1.1 Conductor : Stranded and compacted plain aluminium of

grade H2 and Class 2/stranded, high conductivity
annealed plain copper as per Annexure, generally
conforming to IS:8130.
1.2 Insulation : Extruded Cross Linked polyethylene (XLPE).

1.3 Core Identification : By color coding

1.4 Inner Sheath : Extruded PVC compound conforming to type ST2
of IS:5831 for multicore cable. Single core cables
shall have no inner sheath. Filler shall be of same
material as of inner sheath i.e. ST2
1.5 Armour : Galvanised single round steel wire armour for twin
and multicore cables.
Non-magnetic hard drawn aluminium single round
wire conforming to H4 grade for single core
cables.
1.6 Overall Sheath : Extruded FRLSH PVC compound conforming to
type ST2 of IS:5831-Colour Black
1.7 Oxygen Index : Minimum 29%
1.8 Drum : Conforming to IS-10418 (Wooden drum)

1.9 The cable drums should carry the following details in printed form:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Type of cable & voltage grade
c) Year of manufacture
d) Type of insulation e.g. XLPE
e) No. of core and size of cables
f) Cable code,
g) Length of cable on drum
h) No. of length on drum, if more than one
i) Direction of rotation, by arrow
 j) Approx. gross mass.

k) IS/IEC number and ISI mark

2.0 Cable identification shall be provided by embossing the following on the outer sheath at
every one meter:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Voltage grade
c) Year of manufacture
d) Type of insulation, e.g. XLPE/PVC etc.
e) No. of core and size of cables, Sequential marking
f) Type of improved fire performance, e.g. FR/FRLSH
g) IS number
h) Buyer’s identification mark

B) CONTROL CABLES

1.0 1100 V grade 70ºC continuous rating under normal condition and 160°C short
time rating under short circuit condition PVC insulated FRLSH outer sheathed
control cable conforming to following requirement and in line with IS:1554,
IS:8130, IS:5831 and IS:3975.

1.1 Conductor : Stranded, non-compacted & circular,

high conductivity annealed plain copper,
generally conforming to IS: 8130.
1.2 Insulation : Extruded PVC compound conforming to
type A of IS: 5831.
1.3 Core Identification : By color coding and numbering at
interval of 100mm or less

1.4 Inner sheath : Extruded PVC compound conforming to

type ST1 of IS: 5831 for multicore
cables. Single core cables shall have no
inner sheath. Filler shall be of same
material as of inner sheath i.e. ST1.
1.5 Armour : Galvanised single round steel wire for
twin and multicore cables.

1.6 Overall sheath : Extruded FRLSH PVC compound

conforming to type ST1 of IS: 5831.
1.7 Oxygen Index : Minimum 29%
1.8 Drum : Conforming to IS: 10418 (Wooden
drum)
1.9 The cable drums should carry the following details in printed form:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Type of cable & voltage grade
c) Year of manufacture
d) Type of insulation e.g. XLPE
e) No. of core and size of cables
f) Cable code
g) Length of cable on drum
h) No. of length on drum, if more than one
i) Direction of rotation, by arrow
j) Approx. gross mass.
k) IS/IEC number and ISI mark
2.0 Cable identification shall be provided by embossing the following on the outer sheath
at every one meter:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Voltage grade
c) Year of manufacture
d) Type of insulation, e.g. XLPE/PVC etc.
e) No. of core and size of cables, Sequential marking
f) Type of improved fire performance, e.g. FRLSH
g) IS number
h) Buyer’s identification mark

Sl. Cable Size Conductor Insulation

No.
LT Power Cables
1 1 C x 630 Sq. mm. AL XLPE (FRLSH)
2 1 C x 400 Sq. mm. AL XLPE (FRLSH)
3 1 C x 400 Sq. mm. AL XLPE (FRLSH)
4 3.5C x 25 Sq. mm. AL XLPE (FRLSH)
5 3 C x 16 Sq. mm. AL XLPE (FRLSH)
6 3 C x 2.5 Sq. mm. CU XLPE (FRLSH)
Sl. Cable Size Conductor Insulation
No.
7 2 C x 2.5 Sq. mm. CU XLPE (FRLSH)

2.0 Control Cable

2.1 7 C x 2.5 Sq. mm. CU PVC (FRLSH)
C) INSTRUMENTATION MULTI PAIRED SIGNAL CABLE

01. Conductor type : High conductivity Multi Stranded annealed

tinned circular copper conductor Class 2. As
per VDE : 0815

02. Conductor size : 2/4/8 Pairs x 0.5 Sq.mm F type & G type

03. DC resistance : 39 Ω/Km (max.)

04. Conductor Insulation : HR-PVC Type-C as per IS-5831 0.6 mm

thick

05. Voltage Grade : 650 V

06. Max. Lay of Twist : 20 twist per meter

07. Twisting Direction : All pairs in the same direction. Lapped to

form bunch with Mylar tape.

08. Screen (Pair & Overall) : Aluminum backed Mylar tape with a
thickness of 60 µm for overall shielding 100%
coverage and 25% overlap. Over the
individual pair screening tape two laps of 0.05
mm thick (min.) polyester tape shall be
applied with minimum overlap of 25%.
Metallic side of the screen shall be in contact
with drain wire.

09. Drain wire : Annealed tinned electrolytic copper

stranded. 7/ 0.3 mm,0.5 sq mm

10. Inner Sheath : HR PVC with FRLS properties Type ST-2 as

per IS-5831 Extruded Black
Thickness as per IS-1554

11. Rip Cord : Nonmetallic under inner sheath

12. Armouring : Galvanized steel as per IS 3975 & IS 1554

13. Outer Sheath : HR PVC with FRLS properties Type ST2,

asper IS-5831 Extruded Grey
Thickness as per IS-1554 Part-I 1976

14. Filler : Non hygroscopic with FRLS property.

15. Temperature Rating & : 85 OC

SC withstand Rating : 160 OC

16. Insulation at 20 Deg.C : 100 Mohms/Km [Min]

17. Capacitance at 800 Hz : 100nf/km

 18. Cross talk at 800 Hz : 60 dB

19. Attenuation at 1 KHz : 1.2 dB/Km

20. Codes & Standards : a) VDE 816,472

b) IEEE-383
c) IEC 60332-1
d) IEC 60332-3
e) ASTM-B-33
f) IS-8130-1984
g) IS 1554 Part-1
h) IS 10810

21. Sheath colour : Inner- Black and Outer- Gray

22. Tests : a) Oxygen Index: Min.29 at room temp.

(ASTM-D-2863)
b) Acid Gas Gen.: Max.20% by weight as
per IEC 754 Part-I
c) Temp Index : Min 250 O C at 21Oxy.
Ind. (ASTM-D-2863)
d) Smoke Density Rating : Max.60%
(ASTM-D-2843).
e) Flammability Test : as per IEC 332
Part-I
f) Swedish Chimney Test-SS-424-1475
F3
g) Insulation Resistance 100 M Ohm / Km
Min
h) High voltage test
Core to core- 1.5 KV AC RMS
for 1 min.
Core to screen- 1.0 KV AC RMS
for 1 min.
i) Rodent & Termite repulsion test
(Presence of lead shall be confirmed)

22.Packing Details : Cable identification shall be provided by embossing

the following on the outer sheath at every one meter:
a) Manufacturer’s name or trademark
b) Voltage grade
c) Year of manufacture
d) Type of insulation, e.g. XLPE/PVC etc.
 e) No. of core and size of cables, Sequential
marking
f) Type of improved fire performance, e.g.
FRLSH
g) IS number
h) Buyer’s identification mark

23. Colour of core for Instrumentation Cable: As per IS-9938)

PAIR CORE COLOR

1st 1st Blue
st nd
1 2 Red
2nd 1st Gray
nd nd
2 2 Yellow
3rd 1st Green
rd nd
3 2 Brown
4th 1st White
th nd
4 2 Black

D) 06 CORE MULTIMODE FIBER OPTIC CABLE

01. Cladding diameter : 125 µm ± 2.0 µm

02. Nominal Core Diameter : 62.5 µm ± 3.0 µm

03. Fibre Core Count : 6 Core

04. Cladding non- circularity : ≤ 3.0%

05. Maximum attenuation at :

(a) 850 nm < 3.5 dB/km

(b) 1300 nm < 1.0 dB/km

06. Index of refraction :

(a) 850 nm < 1.483

(b) 1300 nm < 1.479

07. Proof Test : ≥ 1%

08. Fiber Curl (ROC) : ≥ 4.0 m

09. Macro-bend Test on Fiber : < 0.1 dB