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INSTALLATION OF A NEW 33KV SUBMARINE ELECTRICITY CABLE BETWEEN MALTA AND GOZO
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27/09/2001
27/09/2001
| Enemalta Corporation is presently installing a new 33kV electricity | submarine cable between Malta and Gozo to supplement the two existing 33kV cables that were installed in 1981 and 1987 respectively. The new cable is expected to be in service by the end of the year. |
| The objective is security of supply. The new cable | will enable Gozo to be supplied with its full electricity requirements during peak demand time even in the eventuality of a fault developing in one of the cables. Each of the 3 cables is rated at 20MVA, which is just under the current peak load for Gozo. |
| The cable is being laid by a specialised cable-laying | vessel, the Giulio Verne, that has been brought to Malta by Enemalta Corporation specifically for this purpose. The relevant contract was awarded to Pirelli Cavi e Sistemi SpA in April 2001, for a global value of Lm 2.3 million. |
| The cable will connect Marfa in Malta to a spot near | Hondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo, via Comino. On land, the cable is beng installed in 1 metre deep trenches. Underwater, the cable is being installed in 0.75 metre trenches except where the water depth exceeds 7 metres, where the cable will be laid on the seabed itself. The two submarine cable sections (Malta – Comino and Comino – Gozo) have a total length of 4 kilometres while the cable sections on land have a total length of 4.4 kilometres. The new electricity cable will also incorporate fibre optic cores that can be used for communication purposes. |
| This morning, the Hon. Prof. Josef Bonnici, Minister | for Economic Services, and the Hon Giovanna Debono, Minister for Gozo, accompanied by Prof. Robert Ghirlando, Chairman, Enemalta Corporation, paid a visit to the Giulio Verne for a first hand view of the cable-laying operation. |
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