HVDC Italy–Greece

HVDC Italy–Greece
Location of HVDC Italy–Greece
Location
Country	Italy, Greece
Coordinates	40°9′53″N 18°7′49″E / 40.16472°N 18.13028°E / 40.16472; 18.13028 39°41′00″N 20°1′09″E / 39.68333°N 20.01917°E / 39.68333; 20.01917 39°40′28″N 20°04′05″E / 39.67444°N 20.06806°E / 39.67444; 20.06806 39°40′44″N 20°4′28″E / 39.67889°N 20.07444°E / 39.67889; 20.07444 39°11′00″N 20°57′48″E / 39.18333°N 20.96333°E / 39.18333; 20.96333
General direction	west–east–west (bidirectional)
From	Galatina (Italy)
Passes through	Ionian Sea
To	Arachthos (Epirus, Greece)
Ownership information
Partners	Terna, HTSO
Construction information
Manufacturer of conductor/cable	ABB
Commissioned	2001
Technical information
Type	submarine cable; overhead line
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	313 km (194 mi)
Power rating	500 MW
AC voltage	400 kV (both ends)
DC voltage	400 kV
No. of poles	1

The HVDC Italy–Greece is a monopolar submarine power cable link between Italy and Greece with a maximum transmission power of 500 megawatts. It went in service in 2001.

The HVDC Italy–Greece begins in the static inverter plant Galatina situated at 40°9′53″N 18°7′49″E / 40.16472°N 18.13028°E / 40.16472; 18.13028 (Galatina HVDC Static Inverter) in Italy and is implemented in its first 43 kilometres (27 mi) as underground cables. Then it crosses the Ionian Sea as a 160 kilometres (99 mi) long submarine cable. It reaches shore just a few kilometres south of Albanian border at 39°41′00″N 20°1′09″E / 39.68333°N 20.01917°E / 39.68333; 20.01917 (Greek Cable Terminal), where the 110 kilometres (68 mi) long overhead line to Arachthos static inverter station situated at 39°11′00″N 20°57′48″E / 39.18333°N 20.96333°E / 39.18333; 20.96333 (Arachthos HVDC Static Inverter) starts. The cathode is implemented as bare copper wire on the Italian site, the anode is installed in a bay in Greece at 39°40′28″N 20°4′05″E / 39.67444°N 20.06806°E / 39.67444; 20.06806 (Anode).

• ABB website on HVDC Italy-Greece
• THE ITALY-GREECE HVDC LINK .pdf