TERNA: THE PLAN FOR THE NEW ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION PRESENTED IN SUVERETO (LIVORNO) The project, designed by the Florence-based firm Pierattelli Architetture, is part of the plan to modernise the Sa.Co.I.3, the electricity connection between Sardinia, Corsica and the Italian peninsula First in-person “Terna Incontra” event after more than a year Rome, 2 September 2021 – Today in Suvereto, Terna, the Italian transmission system operator, introduced the project that won the architectural contest launched in agreement with the municipal authorities for the new electrical substation, which will be built in the municipality in Livorno. The infrastructure is part of the plan to modernise the Sa.Co.I.3, the 200-kV DC electricity connection between Sardinia, Corsica and the Italian peninsula. After more than a year of “Terna Incontra” events held virtually due to the pandemic, the company was able to meet the local citizens in person, in full compliance with current safety protocols. The architects from the Florence-based firm Pierattelli Architetture who designed the system participated alongside Terna technicians. Digital monitors and installations representing the materials selected for the new building were used to explain the details of the infrastructure, which will be built inside the area where Terna’s existing Suvereto electrical substation stands. The wide attendance affirms the value of participatory planning, which Terna promotes throughout Italy to identify joint solutions consistent with the environmental and landscape characteristics where it is present. The new electrical substation perfectly pairs two of the company’s cardinal operating principles: constant and participatory dialogue with the community and sustainable design. The design — elected as the winner from 28 others which entered the contest promoted by Terna on 20th May — aims to make the building aesthetically congruent with and integrated into the surrounding environment, combining technological development with appreciation for the landscape, a goal which the municipal authorities share. Specifically, the substation’s façades will be modular and made from terracotta, a traditionally local material. Furthermore, the building will be surrounded by native plant species, including olive, cypress and pine trees, to create continuity with the adjacent agricultural landscape. The project also calls for the redevelopment of the entire area where Terna’s existing Suvereto electrical substation lies, with the goal of blending it harmoniously with the surrounding landscape. .