# Hitachi Energy wins €770M converter station contract for Italy-Tunisia power link

Terna and Steg awarded Hitachi Energy a €770 million contract to build converter stations for the Elmed HVDC submarine link between Italy and Tunisia. The stations will be built in Partanna, Italy and Mlaabi, Tunisia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-07-24
- Where: Partanna, Trapani, Italy; Mlaabi, Tunisia, Italy
- Value: $816.2M (770.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600 MW
- Products: HVDC converter stations, power transformers, high-voltage switchgear
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [TERNA](https://endata.com/companies/8972.md) (customer)
- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md) (supplier)
- [STEG](https://endata.com/companies/25112.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [evertiq.com](https://evertiq.com/design/2026-07-24-hitachi-energy-wins-770-million-contract-for-converter-stations), 2026-07-24: "Terna... and Steg... have awarded Hitachi Energy a contract worth approximately EUR 770 million for the construction of the converter stations for the Elmed project, the first electricity interconnection between Italy and Tunisia."

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