As part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italy’s Unification, the Minister for Economic Development, Paolo Romani, inaugurated today in Borgo Sabotino (Latina) during a ceremony hosted by Terna’s Chairman Luigi Roth and Terna’s CEO Flavio Cattaneo, the new “SA.PE.I.” submarine power line that for the first time directly joins Sardinia with the Italian mainland.
The SA.PE.I. –the acronym for SArdegna-PEnisola-Italiana, is the most important and high-tech HV power line ever built in Italy. This project was funded for over 50% by Terna with its own funds and for the remaining part with 373 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its high strategic value.