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<\/strong> A new interconnector project is in the works:<\/strong> UAE, Italy, and Albania have inked a partnership agreement worth some EUR 1 bn to build a subsea interconnection to import renewable energy across the Adriatic Sea, Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

About the project:<\/strong> The project \u2014 expected to be completed within three years \u2014 aims to enhance existing 430 km power links connecting Italy with Montenegro and other Balkan states and will link the Albanian port of Vlore with Italy\u2019s southern Puglia region, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said. <\/p>\n

How is the UAE involved?<\/strong> Italian grid operator Terna and UAE\u2019s Taqa will be involved in the project, Rama added. \"By leveraging the UAE's world-class expertise in renewable energy, Albania's abundant natural resources, and Italy's sophisticated energy market, we are connecting nations in far-sighted collaboration,\" UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Al Jaber said.<\/p>\n

A boost<\/strong> for Albania\u2019s renewable energy market:<\/strong> The interconnector will allow Albania to sell locally produced renewable energy, Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure and Energy Minister Belinda Balluku said, adding that the country has increased its renewable energy capacity by 500 MW in two years.<\/p>\n

Connecting left and right:<\/strong> Italy is also working on the EUR 1 bn Elmed<\/a> subsea power link with Tunisia<\/a>, which was greenlit<\/a> by the country in May. The 600 MW interconnector is set to launch operations by 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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