Terna’s HVDC submarine Adriatic Link
Prysmian Group has secured a major €630m Adriatic Link submarine cable project.
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Italy, Milan: Prysmian Group has secured a major €630m Adriatic Link submarine cable project.
Prysmian Group has secured a contract valued at around €630 million from Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian power grid operator (TSO). The “Adriatic Link” project includes the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine interconnection which will contribute to the decarbonisation of Italy’s energy system.
The HVDC bipolar cable line, allowing a transmission capacity of up to 1,000 MW and extending approximately 250 km, will bolster energy exchange between Italy’s central-southern and central-northern zones, increasing the safety, efficiency and resilience of the national electricity transmission network. The project involves laying two submarine cables across the Adriatic Sea (about 210 km in length), combined with two underground cables (40 km in length) connecting to regional substations.
All submarine cables with XLPE insulation for this venture will be manufactured at Prysmian Group’s Arco Felice facility in Italy, while the underground cables with P-laser insulation will be produced in Gron, France. Major investments have been made at Arco Felice, repositioning it as Europe’s premier hub for submarine power transmission cables. The cable installation will be executed by Prysmian Group’s cutting-edge vessels, the Leonardo da Vinci and the Monna Lisa, with operations set to conclude by the first half of 2028.
With this project, Prysmian Group’s Projects BU order intake surpasses €10 billion for the year. The company has already undertaken multiple submarine grid projects, including, in the Mediterranean, the Tyrrhenian Link, the submarine cable links between Capri and Sorrento, and the island of Elba and the Italian mainland (Piombino), while also securing projects such as the Viking Link between the UK and Denmark.
Source: Prysmian Group
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