English

Montenegro is becoming energy center of the Balkans

Luiđi Feraris

Submarine cable connecting Montenegro and Italy will is going to enable import, as well as export the energy generated from the renewable energy resources in Montenegro and neighboring countries, said in the interview foe Dnevne novine, Mr Luigi Ferraris, CEO  of the Italian Terna group, in charge of the implementation of the energy project worth more than €1 billion.

He pointed out that there wouldn’t be any extensions of deadlines and that Italy. Montenegro interconnection would begin this year.

“Probationary practice of the entire project is entering its final stage. Given the complexity of the infrastructure, as well as its uniqueness and length, probationary practice of the submarine cable itself is going to take a while. Probationary practice stage is among the most important stages preceding complete functionality and operation of this important project”, said Mr Ferraris.

As he stressed, these activities are essential in order to provide commercial use of the cable. Just like any other Terna project, the submarine cable project is being carried out in accordance with the accurately established protocols and deadlines.

“I’ll remind you, that we are talking about record connecting here – 445 kilometers between two states. Around 423 km is the high-voltage submarine cable set up in the Adriatic depths and reaching 1.200 meters. The remaining 22 km are submarine cables, 6 in Montenegro and 16 in Italy. This project is sustainable with zero impact, as it is practically invisible”, pointed out Mr Ferraris.

Interconnection will start this year.

According to Mr Ferraris, this infrastructure represents the fist “energy bridge” between Europea and the Balkans and is considered to have strategic importance at the continental level.

“European Commission, which co-financed the feasibility studies within the support program, Trans-European Network (TEN), has included the submarine cable in the official list of projects of common interest (PCI). Interconnection is a fundamental hub of the European Energy Union and is crucial to the integration of entire Balkan region into Europe, through Italy”, said Mr Ferraris.

Asked whether the cable will have an impact on the increase in electricity price in Montenegro, Mr Ferraris said that energy interconnection would make the Montenegrin energy system more efficient and more reliable and it would produce obvious economic and life benefits.

“New interconnection will enable more accelerated transmission network in the coastal area. Consequently, safety of the national system and reliability level in the coastal zone will increase”, claims Mr Ferraris.

 

 

Send this to a friend