North Africa, gas pipelines to Italy

European Commission steps in to help pay for Tunisia/Italy interconnector


Issue 476 - 16 Jan 2023 - By John Hamilton | 1 minute read

The European Commission has agreed to cover more than one-third of the cost of the Elmed power interconnection from Tunisia to Italy. Interest in the project was revived four years ago alongside rising European interest in importing renewable energy-sourced power from north Africa.

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