The temporary grouping of companies consisting of a Consortium Stabile Cantiere Italia and Acreide of Naples was awarded the the integrated contract for the joint assignment of technical services related to engineering and architecture related to the executive design, execution and works for the construction of cold ironing systems in the ports of Bari and Toast. The work involves the installation of a network of systems for the supply of electricity from the shore to the ships during the mooring phase in order to minimize the use of the engines On-board auxiliaries for the self-production of electricity significantly limiting emissions of CO2, oxides of nitrogen and fine particles, as well as the acoustic impact. It is also the construction of energy production plants is planned electricity from photovoltaic sources, to partially cover the needs of the energy deriving from the activation of cold ironing systems.

The amount of the contract is over 28 million euros and is funded under the PAC 2014/2020 (Action Programme and Complementary cohesion to the NOP for Infrastructure and Networks 2014-2020) to which the Port System Authority of the Southern Adriatic Sea had been admitted to funding ranking second out of 14 projects presented.

The Port Authority has announced that pending the signing of the contract, will be able to proceed by this month of January, in the process of urgency, to the delivery of the contract. In the port of Bari will be electrified two berths at the Darsena di Ponente, while in the port of Brindisi, two berths will be electrified at the Punta delle Terrare quay. The plants will be sized in order to ensure the simultaneous power supply of two ships ro-ro/ro-pax through the installation of a 6.5 MW power with 11 kV output ready for a future expansion of the facility that also allows the docking of ships from cruise.