HVDC Italy-Greece

The HVDC Italy-Greece is a monopolar submarine power cable link between Italy and Greece with a maximum transmission rate of 500 megawatts, which went in service in 2001. The HVDC Italy-Greece begins in the static inverter plant Galatina situated at 40°9′53″N 18°7′49″E / 40.16472°N 18.13028°E / 40.16472; 18.13028 in Italy and is implemented in its first 43 kilometers as underground cables. Then it crosses the Ionian Sea as a 163 kilometer long submarine cable. It reaches shore just a few kilometres south of Albanian border at 39°41′00″N 20°1′09″E / 39.6833333°N 20.01917°E / 39.6833333; 20.01917, where the 110 kilometres long overhead line to Arachthos static inverter station situated at 39°11′3″N 20°57′52″E / 39.18417°N 20.96444°E / 39.18417; 20.96444 starts. The cathode is implemented as bare copper wire on the Italian site, the anode is installed in a bay in Greece at 39°40′28″N 20°4′05″E / 39.67444°N 20.06806°E / 39.67444; 20.06806.

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Site	Coordinates
Galatina HVDC Static Inverter	40°09′53″N 18°07′49″E / 40.16472°N 18.13028°E / 40.16472; 18.13028
Greek Cable Terminal	39°41′00″N 20°01′09″E / 39.6833333°N 20.01917°E / 39.6833333; 20.01917
Anode	39°40′28″N 20°04′05″E / 39.67444°N 20.06806°E / 39.67444; 20.06806
Arachthos HVDC Static Inverter	39°11′03″N 20°57′52″E / 39.18417°N 20.96444°E / 39.18417; 20.96444