Venice Lagoon Submarine Cable Links

Island LinkOperationalIT259 MW150 kV24.6 km

Basic Information

Also known as:Venezia - Murano - Mestre, Venezia–Murano–Mestre, Venezia Murano Mestre cable, Terna Venezia–Murano–Mestre, Venice lagoon Murano–Mestre link, Venice - Murano - Mestre

Status:Operational

Capacity:259 MW

Owners:

ENEL Distribuzione

Type:island link

Website:www.powertec.gr

Description:

Venice lagoon: Murano–Mestre is a domestic HVAC submarine power link that connects the island of Murano to the Mestre/mainland area within the Venice lagoon. The asset was developed as a local transmission reinforcement to support electricity supply to the Venice islands and their interface with the mainland distribution/transmission system. It...

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Route

	Veneto	Veneto
Landfall	Murano	Mestre
Grid Connection	—	—

Veneto

Landfall:Murano

Grid:—

Veneto

Landfall:Mestre

Grid:—

LandfallCable Route

Financial

€34M€43.7M adj.€6.86k/MW-km

www.prysmian.com (Jun 2016)

CAPEX:€34M

Adjusted to 2025¹:€43.7M

Cost Intensity¹:€6.86k per MW-km

Estimate Date:Jun 2016

Source:www.prysmian.com

Notes:

No CAPEX figure found in the provided source. Source lists Venezia - Murano – Mestre (2001) as a historical project (150 kV) but does not report cost or CAPEX.

¹ Cost inflated in local currency then converted to euros (where applicable).

Cable Specifications

Venice Lagoon Submarine Cable Links Cable

Murano → Mestre

150 kV HVAC · 1000 mm² · EPR (Ethylene Propylene Rubber) · 24.6 km

System:150 kV HVAC

Construction:1000 mm²

Insulation:EPR (Ethylene Propylene Rubber)

Route length:24.6 km

Collector Stations

Converter Station (IT 1)

Murano–Mestre, Venice lagoon, Italy, Italy

132 kV · onshore

Rating:132 kV

Location:onshore

Converter Station (IT 2)

Venezia - Murano – Mestre, Italy

132 kV

Rating:132 kV