Malta has put itself in the running to become the hub for the cable that would transport electricity between North Africa and the European Union as part of the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII).
The country’s Minister of Finance, Economy, and Investment Tonio Fenech made the proposal at the 8th Euromed Ministerial Conference on Industrial Cooperation. “Malta is uniquely positioned to share its technical experience since such agreements were specifically designed for Malta prior to EU membership,” the Minister indicated.
Malta has been ramping up its renewable energy efforts and has even explored other investment opportunities in North African countries like Tunisia. The EU-member archipelago is situation 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia, so its strategic location and RE initiatives make it a viable option to become the meeting point of the Sahara solar scheme transmission cable from North Africa to the mainland EU member states.
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