Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth around €630m by Italian grid operator Terna for the 1GW Adriatic Link project.
The contract includes the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a HVDC submarine interconnection which will contribute to decarbonising Italy’s energy system and strengthen Italy’s role as the Mediterranean energy hub.
The HVDC bipolar cable line will allow a transmission capacity of up to 1000MW and will increase the exchange of energy between the central-southern and central-northern areas of Italy, increasing the safety, efficiency, and resilience of the entire national electricity transmission grid.
The route, running for a total of approximately 250 km, will be made up of two submarine cables with a length of approximately 210 km across the Adriatic Sea.
Prysmian will also provide two underground cables of approximately 40 km connecting each landing point to the regional’s substation.
All submarine cables with XLPE insulation will be produced at the Group’s centre of excellence located in Arco Felice, Italy, while the underground cables with P-laser insulation will be manufactured at the centre of excellence in Gron, France.
Prysmian has made major investments in Arco Felice to strengthen its production capacity, transforming the plant as a technology hub for submarine power transmission cables in Europe.
The installation will be carried out by Prysmian’s new record-setting cable-laying vessels, the Leonardo da Vinci and the Mona Lisa.
The conclusion of cable-laying operations will take place within the first half of 2028.
With this important project, Prysmian Group’s projects business’s order intake exceeds €10bn year to date, including preferred bidder agreements.