Terna: virtual meeting to present the high speed electrification of Valle Telesina

Investments totalling € 57 million

TERNA: VIRTUAL MEETING TO PRESENT

THE HIGH SPEED ELECTRIFICATION OF VALLE TELESINA

On 20 May at 16:00, Terna will illustrate the details of the project to develop the

high-speed rail network to residents of the municipalities of Amorosi, San Salvatore

Telesino and Telese Terme in the province of Benevento.

Rome, 13 May 2021 - On 20 May at 16:00, the Italian grid operator Terna will hold a virtual meeting to present the project to develop the electricity network in Valle Telesina with a view to the construction of the new Naples-Barihigh-speed rail line. The meeting will take place online in accordance with Covid guidelines and to enable wider participation from residents in the municipalities of Amorosi, Telese Terme and San Salvatore Telesino in the province of Benevento. Experts from the company will explain the works in detail and will be on hand to respond to questions from the audience.

The project, in which Terna is investing € 57 million, involves the construction of two new electrical substations in the municipalities of Amorosi and Telese, and their connection to the high-voltage electricity grid. The identified solutions aim to minimise the impact of the new infrastructure on the region and are the result of a constructive collaboration with the local authorities launched during the regional round table on high speed rail.

The new Amorosi substation will be entirely armoured, an innovation that reduces the surface area required by the substation by 50%, while the Telese substation will be constructed using compact multi-functional modular units adjacent to the RFI substation, in order to minimise the length of the connection between the two systems. Project are being developed to consider the environmental context of both stations to ensure they are effectively integrated in the surrounding landscape.

Furthermore, the electrical connection between Telese and Amorosi, extending for around 8 km, will be entirely underground and will mainly follow the existing route. The completion of the works will enable around 1.7 km of existing overhead power lines by the residential area of Telese Terme to be demolished.

All the information needed to participate in the virtual meetings as well as the project documentation is available on the Terna website: www.terna.it. For more information, write to [e-mail] 31 May 2021.