ELMED interconnector

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.

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.

Technical description

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

Project participants

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