Today, the president of the Port System Authority of Sardinia, Massimo Deiana, signed the decree of Award of the integrated design contract and the construction of on-shore installations power supply, (cold-ironing) for the power supply of the ships parked in the ports of Cagliari (historic port and Canal Port), Olbia - Isola Bianca, Golfo Aranci, Santa Teresa Gallura, Porto Torres and Portovesme. The contract was awarded to the temporary grouping of companies consisting of NIDEC ASI Spa and CEISIS S.p.A. Integrated Plant Systems, winner of the public tender for a total amount of final and detailed design and works amounting to €51.8 million of euros entirely financed with PNRR funds.

Once the verification procedures provided for by the and signed the contract, the RTI will have 72 days to produce the entire design that will be validated by the PSA before the start of the construction site, the maximum duration of which is established in 400 days.

Seven plants are planned for the project: 22 megawatts of power for Olbia (amount financed by the PNRR equal to 21.6 million), three megawatts for Golfo Aranci (€2.4 million), 0.6 MW for each stopover in Santa Teresa and Portovesme (500 thousand euros per port), 15 MW for Porto Torres (12.7 million), 22 MW for the port of Cagliari (historic and ro-ro terminal) (20.9 million) and 13 others megawatts for the Canal Port (€12.2 million).

All cold ironing plants will be able to be monitored and managed remotely through two control units located in Olbia and Cagliari. The port's electrical installations will then have to be connected to the national electricity system at an additional cost estimated at around €40 million.

Once the work has been completed and tested, the PSA will proceed with a further call for tenders for the identification of the operator who will take care of the management, maintenance of the plant and the supply of electricity to ships.

"The electrification of Sardinian airports - he underlined Deiana - represents the definitive impetus towards a port modern, sustainable, but, above all, competitive at a time of the European Union's particular acceleration in reducing the emissions that, as early as January, with the entry into force of the of the ETS, will bring about quite a few upheavals in the cluster maritime and port. This new scenario should not catch us unprepared and we will take care to guarantee all the conditions for a full and efficient use of the service".