The HVDC Italy–Greece is a monopolar
submarine power cable
A submarine power cable is a transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water.[Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...]
and
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
with a maximum transmission power of 500 megawatts. It went in service in 2001.
The HVDC Italy–Greece begins in the
static inverter plant
An HVDC converter station (or simply converter station) is a specialised type of substation which forms the terminal equipment for a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line.Arrillaga, Jos; High Voltage Direct Current Transmission, s ...
Galatina
Galatina (; ; ), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy. It is situated about south of the city of Lecce.
Main sights
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situated at in Italy and is implemented in its first as underground cables. Then it crosses the
Ionian Sea
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as a long submarine cable. It reaches shore just a few kilometres south of Albanian border at , where the long overhead line to
Arachthos
Arachthos () is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Al ...
static inverter station situated at starts. The cathode is implemented as bare copper wire on the Italian site, the anode is installed in a bay in Greece at .
Sites
See also
External links
ABB website on HVDC Italy-GreeceTHE ITALY-GREECE HVDC LINK .pdf
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Energy infrastructure completed in 2001
HVDC transmission lines
Italy-Greece
Electric power infrastructure in Italy
Electric power infrastructure in Greece
Greece–Italy relations
2001 establishments in Italy
2001 establishments in Greece