First interconnector back in operation after works on second cable

Malta's first electricity interconnector (IC1) has been successfully re-energised and returned to full operational service after a planned shutdown, the Energy Ministry said in a statement. The interruption was necessary to carry out technical works in Sicily linked to the development of the second interconnector (IC2), it said. The statement said

Malta-Sicily interconnector back in operation after three-day shutdown

The interconnector linking Malta to the European energy grid is now back in full operation following a coordinated shutdown as works on the second interconnector continue. The IC1 was shut down for three days for “essential technical interventions” at the Ragusa Terminal Station in Sicily. The works, which represent “a significant step forward” in

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