Terna launches over 23 billion euro plan: here are the works to be carried out over the next 10 years

More than 23 billion euros in investments over the next 10 years (10% more than the previous plan): these are the numbers of the 2025-2034 Development Plan that was presented today by Terna's Managing Director, Giuseppina Di Foggia, in the presence of the Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, and the Chairman of Arera (the Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment), Stefano Besseghini. The presentation of the Plan was introduced by the greetings of Terna's Chairman, Igor De Biasio.

But what is the Development Plan? It is the document that defines the infrastructure interventions on the Italian territory in 10 years. Terna is called upon to prepare it every two years and it is submitted to the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security for approval, once the opinions of the regions concerned have been acquired and the Authority's assessments have been taken into account.

The interventions contained in the roadmap announced today by Terna will allow for a significant increase in energy exchange capacity between market areas, reaching about 39 gigawatts compared to the current 16 GW, a 22% increase over the previous Plan. The Plan also aims to increase transport capacity with foreign countries by about 40% over current values, considering all the works included in the Plan even beyond the 10-year horizon, thanks to future electricity interconnection projects that will increase the grid's reliability and security.

"The Development Plan presented today responds to the urgent needs that the current context imposes. Investing in the planning, modernisation and digitalisation of the electricity grids is indeed essential in order to cope with the growing demand for energy and the integration of renewable sources," commented the group's CEO, Giuseppina Di Foggia. "With EUR 23 billion over the next ten years, we aim to ensure a reliable, resilient and sustainable system for the country.

According to the new development plan, by 2030 the energy infrastructures that will enable the country's energy transition will be operational: the Tyrrhenian Link (the 500 kilovolt submarine HVDC link that will unite Sicily with Campania and Sardinia); the Adriatic Link (the HVDC link between Abruzzo and Marche with a thousand megawatts of power along approximately 250 kilometres, 210 of which submarine); the link between Sardinia, Corsica and Tuscany (the Sa.Co.I.3) and the Italy-Tunisia energy bridge (Elmed).