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Siemens to provide technology for Italian energy project

cde.news desk 28 March 2023, 15:00 · 1 min read

epa10103741 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to the turbine serviced in Canada for the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline at the Siemens Energy site in Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 03 August 2022. Russia had already sharply curtailed gas deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in mid-June, citing the defective turbine, and has now cut it down to 20 percent of capacity. Representatives of the Russian side had cited problems with the import of the turbine, such as missing customs documents. The German government called this a pretext by the Russian side for not fulfilling the supply contracts. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH / POOL

Siemens Energy and Italy’s FATA have been awarded a contract worth nearly 1 billion euros to supply transmission technology for a 970-kilometre power link connecting Sardinia and Sicily to the Italian mainland, the German company said on Tuesday.

The two companies are to supply four converter stations as part of the deal, which “will enable more efficient use of renewable energy, increase stability of the power grids, and enable the close down of coal-fired power plants on the two islands to reduce CO2 emissions”, Siemens Energy said.

The German company will manufacture the main components for the stations, while FATA, part of Danieli group DANI.MI, will be responsible for civil works, electromechanical installation, construction of ancillary facilities and pre-commissioning support.

The converter stations are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028.

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