ELMED interconnector

ELMED interconnector
Location
CountryItaly, Tunisia
General directionnortheast–southwest
FromMenzel Temime, Cape Bon, Tunisia
Passes throughStrait of Sicily
ToPartanna, Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Ownership information
PartnersSTEG
Terna Group
Construction information
Expected2028
Technical information
TypeSubmarine cable
Current typeHVDC
Total length200 km (120 mi)
Capacity600 MW
DC voltage500 kV

The ELMED interconnector, also known as the Tunisia-Italy interconnector, is a planned 200 km, 600 MW high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Italy and Tunisia.

Route

The cable will run from the Partanna electrical substation in Trapani, Sicily in Italy to a newly built substation in Menzel Temime, Cape Bon in Tunisia with a maximum depth of 800 meters.

Technical description

The undersea cable is 200 kilometers long and has a capacity of 600 MW. While the undersea cable is 200 kilometers, another 20 kilometers of cable will be underground. The entire project is expected to cost €850 million.

Project participants

STEG and Terna Group started planning the project in 2003. The World Bank provided Tunisia with $268.4 million of financing in 2023.

References

  1. ↑ ""Elmed Italy Tunisia submarine power line"". Elmed. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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  3. ↑ "Elmed - Italy Tunisia submarine power line". ELMED Project. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ↑ "World Bank lends Tunisia $268 million for power line with Italy". Reuters. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ↑ Matalucci, Sergio (24 May 2019). "Elmed bringing African solar power to Europe". DW. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ↑ "World Bank Approves $268 Million Project Linking Tunisia's Energy Grids with Europe". The World Bank. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-15.