Interconnect Malta welcomed the Environment and Resources Authority’s approval of the environmental impact assessment of the development of Interconnector 2. This will be the second submarine electricity cable between Malta and Italy. The environmental impact assessment, which was completed earlier this year, included a thorough analysis of the project’s potential impacts on surrounding environments, including ecology, archaeology, water bodies and geology. “Through this environmental impact assessment, we wanted to make sure that the project will safeguard our environment even during its construction,” the CEO further stated. Interconnector 2 will be a 118-kilometre, 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection including a 99-kilometre submarine cable operating at 220 kV between Malta (Maghtab) and Italy (Ragusa, Sicily).

Source: Libya Today August 26, 2023 15:55 UTC