Malta has reached another major milestone in the construction of its second electricity interconnector with Sicily, with key equipment now arriving and being installed on both sides of the Mediterranean.The project’s auto transformer and shunt reactors have been successfully transported to their respective sites in Malta and Sicily, marking another significant step towards completing the new connection. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)Given their enormous size and weight, transporting the equipment required extensive planning, with special trucks, cranes, engineers and transport authorities working together to safely move the machinery from the ports to the installation sites.Once completed, the 122-kilometre interconnector between Magħtab and Ragusa will double Malta’s electricity connection to the European grid, helping improve the country’s energy security while making it easier to integrate more renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power.The €300 million project is backed by €261 million in European Union funding and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 13.5 million tonnes over its lifetime.Energy Minister Miriam Dalli described the latest development as “another important step” for the second interconnector project.•