Green light from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security for the definitive project of Sa.Co.I.3.

Terna's submarine electric cable will connect Sardinia, Corsica and Tuscany, in direct current at 200 kV and with a total transport capacity of up to 400 MW.

The work has obtained authorization from the ministry: Terna has planned a total investment of approximately one billion euros to strengthen the current electricity connection which dates back to the early 1990s.

Terna

«A historic infrastructure work for Italy and France: its renewal is a project of absolute technological excellence that will contribute to strengthening our country's role as an energy hub of Europe and the Mediterranean. An efficient and interconnected network at European level makes it possible to accelerate the ongoing energy transition process and achieve the objectives set at community level", declared Giuseppina Di Foggia, CEO of Terna.

Terna announces that it will complete the work by 2027, ensuring a reduced environmental impact on the territories involved and maximum sustainability.

The minister

«The renewal and strengthening of the connection between Italy, Sardinia and Corsica is a project of great importance not only for the supply of Corsica, but also for the Italian electricity system. It will contribute to strengthening the adequacy of Sardinia's electricity system, especially in view of the objective of the phase-out from coal", declares the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin.

The details

Two new conversion stations will be built, one in Codrongianos and one in Suvereto, in the province of Livorno. The laying of new submarine cables for a length of 120 km and underground cables for 20 km from the landings to the electricity stations is also planned, using, where possible, the existing infrastructure.   The landings of the submarine cables will be located in Santa Teresa Gallura in Sardinia and in Salivoli, in the municipality of Piombino, in Tuscany.