Pelagian were contracted by a major international engineering consultancy to provide expertise on permits for a proposed HVDC power cable between Italy and Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea.
The study researched the maritime jurisdictions of each of the countries crossed by the proposed cable and the permitting and regulatory requirements for the survey and installation of a subsea power cable.
The work scope also researched the environmental requirements at the landing points and coastal shelf areas and also stakeholder requirements for the crossing of a significant number of active telecom cables and oil/gas lease blocks.