Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 17 March 2023, Terna unveiled its 2023 Development Plan, introducing the Hypergrid network and assigning an estimated budget of €2.7 billion to the HVDC Milan–Montalto project. The plan describes Milan–Montalto as a backbone of over 400 km connecting Lazio and Lombardy, including a new undersea section between Montalto di Castro (Viterbo) and Avenza (Massa Carrara) and the modernisation and conversion to 500 kV direct current of existing overhead lines from Avenza to southern Lombardy, within a wider €11 billion Hypergrid investment package.