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. ^ ""Elmed Italy Tunisia submarine power line"". Elmed. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  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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