EU Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto visited the IC2 EU-funded project in Magħtab, where works have reached significant progress both in Malta and Italy. With 50% of trenching completed in Sicily and 66% in Malta, the second electricity interconnector is advancing as a key strategic investment set to strengthen energy security, boost renewables, and reinforce Malta’s long-term resilience.

EU Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto visited the ongoing IC2 EU‑funded works in Magħtab during an official site visit together with Minister Miriam Dalli, Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, and ICM Chief Executive Officer Ing. Ismail D’Amato.

Executive Vice‑President Fitto reviewed the progress of the project and discussed how EU cohesion funding continues to support Malta’s long-term infrastructural and resilience objectives.

During the visit, the delegation was briefed on the substantial advances achieved both locally and in Italy, where, in Sicily from a 20.7km route, half of the trenching works have now been completed, marking an important step forward in the crossborder infrastructure link essential for enhancing national energy security.

Parallel progress is also being registered on the subsea element of the project. Moreover, in Malta, 66% of the trenching works are completed with recent works carried out at Maghtab involving the installation of terminations and plugs in the Maghtab terminal station. Throughout the on‑site discussions, the EU Executive Vice‑President and Maltese Ministers emphasised the strategic relevance of the investment, both for Malta’s energy infrastructure and for broader EU cohesion objectives.

The second electricity interconnector between Malta and Sicily is a flagship project and the largest EU-funded cohesion policy investment in Malta to date. The project will be further supported through the mid-term review of cohesion policy, and it will strengthen energy security while supporting the uptake of renewables and increased electrification,” Executive Vice-President Fitto said.