News
26 June 2023

World Bank funds Tunisia-Italy power connection project

In:
Power
Region:
Europe , Middle East & Africa

The World Bank has approved a $268.4 million loan to Tunisia earmarked for financing electricity connection with Italy.The electrical interconnection project, known as ELMED, is set to provide a 230km-long 600MW connection to Sicily.ELMED will massively improve the integration of the electricity...

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