Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
The SAPEI HVDC interconnector received national authorization in December 2005, when Italy’s Interministerial Committee for Economic Planning (CIPE) approved the project via resolution no. 144/2005, granting planning consent for the 1,000 MW submarine electricity link subject to environmental monitoring requirements, after an expedited 14‑month regulatory process.