Scope of Work
Categories:
Submarine Cable DesignOnshore Cable ManufactureSubmarine Cable ManufactureSubmarine Cable InstallationOnshore Cable InstallationOnshore Cable Design
Lifecycle Stages:
DevelopmentConstruction
Quantities:16 km submarine cable (island_link), 3 onshore_cables
Cable Specifications:
TypeHVAC
Purposeisland link
Voltage150 kV
Route Length19 km
Source text:
Turn-key HVAC 150 kV power cable link between Sorrento and Capri’s Gasto Ecological Island, following a 16 km submarine and 3 km land route, forming the Capri–Sorrento interconnection.
Contract Details
Description
Prysmian Group was awarded a turnkey contract worth about €40 million by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A. to deliver the Capri–Sorrento high‑voltage submarine power link in Italy. The project covers the supply and installation of a 150 kV HVAC cable system between the power stations at Sorrento on the mainland and Capri’s Gasto Ecological Island. Prysmian is manufacturing both the approximately 16 km submarine section and the 3 km land section of the cable at its Arco Felice plant near Naples. Installation of the offshore cable is being carried out by Prysmian’s cable‑laying vessel Cable Enterprise, with the company also responsible for related network components and specialist civil engineering works needed to complete the interconnection. The link is intended to reinforce Capri’s connection ring and improve the reliability and efficiency of the island’s electricity supply, with completion scheduled for 2019.