| ELMED interconnector | |
| Country: | Italy, Tunisia |
| Direction: | northeast–southwest |
| Start: | Menzel Temime, Cape Bon, Tunisia |
| Through: | Strait of Sicily |
| Finish: | Partanna, Trapani, Sicily, Italy |
| Partners: | STEG Terna Group |
| Expected: | 2028[1] |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Current Type: | HVDC |
| Length Km: | 200 |
| Capacity: | 600MW |
| Dc Voltage: | 500kV |
The ELMED interconnector, also known as the Tunisia-Italy interconnector, is a planned 200 km, 600 MW high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Italy and Tunisia.[2]
The cable will run from the Partanna electrical substation in Trapani, Sicily in Italy to a newly built substation in Menzel Temime, Cape Bon in Tunisia with a maximum depth of 800 meters.[2]
The undersea cable is 200 kilometers long and has a capacity of 600 MW.[2] While the undersea cable is 200 kilometers, another 20 kilometers of cable will be underground.[3] The entire project is expected to cost €850 million.[4]
STEG and Terna Group started planning the project in 2003.[5] The World Bank provided Tunisia with $268.4 million of financing in 2023.[6]