This section includes some examples of Terna’s focus on the environmental impact represented by the interaction of power lines and power stations with the territory.

Terna provides the Country with the electricity transmission service through the high voltage electricity grid.


Environmentally, the most evident impact is the physical presence of the lines and power stations and their interaction with the surrounding environment, natural and man made.

This is the premise of Terna’s environmental policy, whose commitment is to continually improve all significant environmental impacts, such as visual clutter, noise, electromagnetic fields and waste.

With a responsible approach towards the important theme of climate change, Terna also monitors its greenhouse gas emissions, that is however reduced due to the nature of its business that does not include the production of electricity.

Terna’s attention to the environment is reflected in the following features:

Building new infrastructures is addressed by Terna with a precautionary approach that takes into consideration the environmental impact already from the stage of strategic planning. Attention to the environment and to the territory is implemented in cooperation with the local authorities (Regions, Provinces, Municipalities, Park authorities and others) aimed at identifying the best location of the new lines.
The technical instrument used is the SEA- Strategic Environmental Assessment that Terna has been adopting - also for single projects - since 2001, way before the SEA became mandatory by law, for the ten year development plan of the electricity grid.