With the inauguration of the training center of excellence Tyrrhenian Lab, Terna takes it one step further transition of the national electricity grid. And it is preparing to cash in on the European green light for Tunisian link between Sicily and North Africa. Two pieces of news that push the Terna stock on the Stock Exchange (+2,15% to 7,224 euros) on a day when utilities are bought on Piazza Affari.
Tyrrhenian Lab: Terna inaugurates the Master connected to the Tyrrhenian Link maxi power line
Terna kicked off the first edition of the master for the 45 students selected in the Cagliari, Palermo and Salerno campuses: at the center is the development of technological and digital skills for electrical system management. The master has officially inaugurated the Tyrrhenian Lab a training center of excellence to promote Italy's energy transition, in which the group will invest 100 million over the next 5 years.
The three masters will take place at the universities of Cagliari, Salerno e Palermo, the three cities where the landing place of the Tyrrhenian Link, the power line which will connect Sicily, Campania and Sardinia and which will allow the decarbonisation of Sardinia. At the end of the 12-month master's course, which aims to create new professionals with managerial, computer engineering and statistical skills, the 45 selected students will be employed in the territorial offices of Terna and will be able to operate as experts in algorithms and models for the Electricity Market, experts in analysis and regulation systems, experts in the management of field devices, experts in Station Automation Systems (SAS) and experts in Station IoT Systems. The inauguration of the Master was attended by the president of Terna Valentina Bosetti, the CEO Stefano Donnarumma and the three rectors of the universities involved.
Donnarumma: Italy Energy hub to get out of the emergency
“Italy must be at the centre, not only geographically, of the world energy situation. If in times of peace it is not a problem, in times of war civil society, families, businesses suffer from rising prices and this situation will continue to afflict us, except for the measures adopted by the Government. The country must plan its own way out of these critical situations”. L'Terna's CEO, Stefano Donnarumma underlines how “Eni and Snam are implementing various diversification solutions but the electricity infrastructure network remains the fundamental vector. Ours is one of the most important networks in Europe. Terna has planned investments of 10 billion in 5 years and 20 in the next 10 years to guarantee the connection of the country and international interconnections to guarantee those flows to guarantee independence for the country. The future of Italy is to be an energy hub”.
Tunisian Link: soon the EU will approve the electricity connection between Italy and Tunisia
"We believe that the EU could also approve the connection with North Africa shortly and this would open up a very important scenario in the North-South direction", added the CEO of Terna, Stefano Donnarumma, in his speech at the University of Salerno to present the start of the master in the context of Tyrrhenian Lab. Terna's project provides for an electricity connection between Italy and Tunisia through an underground cable to connect the two shores of the Mediterranean.
“For Tunisia, this is the part of the financing that concerns the European community and we should know something within days. However we are optimistic because this is an important link for the Mediterranean area”. Then answering some questions from journalists, in particular on the possible involvement of other partners such as France or Germany in the project, Terna's CEO replied that "as far as this connection is concerned, Italy and Tunisia participate in it with the coverage of European funds and I believe , consequently, is not shared with other countries even if when it comes to electrical connections, and therefore closure of the connection ring, all countries are interested”. To those who point out that the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has also underlined the importance of the connection with North Africa (already baptized Tunisian Link), Donnarumma replies: "I believe it is really very important also because the distances between our Southern Italy and North Africa are limited in terms of kilometres, while the opportunities are really many and I believe it will be the first of a possible series of connections with the Mediterranean areas".
Il electricity connection between Italy and Tunisia will connect the electrical substation of partanna (in the province of Trapani) with a corresponding station, in the Tunisian peninsula of Chief Bona submarine cable through the Strait of Sicily. The entry into operation is scheduled for mid-2028.
