- EU-funded project will allow exchange of up to 2,000 MW of electricity
- ‘It will certainly have a positive impact’ on both countries’ energy systems, ministry source tells Arab News
ROME: A submarine cable nearly 200 km long will soon link Italy and Algeria, allowing an exchange of up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity between the two countries.
The electrical interconnection project will link the Algerian region of El-Chafia, on the east coast, and the Italian island of Sardinia.
The project was discussed during a meeting in Rome between Mourad Adjal, CEO of Algerian state-owned natural gas company Sonelgaz, and Italy’s Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani, before the start on Thursday of a two-day state visit by Algeria’s president.
A senior source in Italy’s Ministry of Ecological Transition told Arab News: “This project will be funded by the EU. It will certainly have a positive impact on the energy systems of Italy and Algeria, and we really believe it would help in the current situation when every country is working to increase its energy supply.”
Although a precise timeline is not known yet, Italy’s government is confident that “the activation of the electricity interconnection shouldn’t take long,” the source said.
Source : https://arab.news/r52du
