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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.<ref name="Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/tunisia-italy-elmed-interconnector-project/ |title=Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=NS Energy |access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref>
The '''ELMED interconnector''', also known as the '''Tunisia-Italy interconnector''', is a planned 200&nbsp;km, 600 MW [[high-voltage direct current]] [[submarine power cable]] between Italy and Tunisia.<ref name="Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/tunisia-italy-elmed-interconnector-project/ |title=Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=NS Energy |access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref>


==Route==
==Route==
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==Technical description==
==Technical description==
The undersea cable is 200 kilometers long and has a capacity of 600 MW.<ref name="Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project"/> While the undersea cable is 200 kilometers, another 20 kilometers of cable will be underground.<ref name="Elmed | Italy Tunisia submarine power line>{{Cite web |title=Elmed - Italy Tunisia submarine power line |url=https://elmedproject.com/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=ELMED Project}}</ref> The entire project is expected to cost €850 million.<ref name="World Bank lends Tunisia $268 million for power line with Italy">{{Cite news |title=World Bank lends Tunisia $268 million for power line with Italy |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/world-bank-lends-tunisia-268-mln-power-line-with-italy-2023-06-22/ |access-date=2024-01-15|website=Reuters |date=6 June 2023}}</ref>
The undersea cable is 200 kilometers long and has a capacity of 600 MW.<ref name="Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project"/> While the undersea cable is 200 kilometers, another 20 kilometers of cable will be underground.<ref name="Elmed | Italy Tunisia submarine power line">{{Cite web |title=Elmed - Italy Tunisia submarine power line |url=https://elmedproject.com/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=ELMED Project}}</ref> The entire project is expected to cost €850 million.<ref name="World Bank lends Tunisia $268 million for power line with Italy">{{Cite news |title=World Bank lends Tunisia $268 million for power line with Italy |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/world-bank-lends-tunisia-268-mln-power-line-with-italy-2023-06-22/ |access-date=2024-01-15|website=Reuters |date=6 June 2023}}</ref>


==Project participants==
==Project participants==

Revision as of 09:54, 16 January 2024

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
Expected2025[1]
Technical information
TypeSubmarine cable
Type of currentHVDC
Total length200 km (120 mi)
Power rating600 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.[2]

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.[2]

Technical description

The undersea cable is 200 kilometers long and has a capacity of 600 MW.[2] While the undersea cable is 200 kilometers, another 20 kilometers of cable will be underground.[3] The entire project is expected to cost €850 million.[4]

Project participants

STEG and Terna Group started planning the project in 2003.[5] The World Bank provided Tunisia with $268.4 million of financing in 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ ""Italian-Tunisian Elmed interconnector given go-ahead"". Industry Europe. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Tunisia-Italy Interconnector (ELMED) Project". NS Energy. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  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.
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