Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Italian transmission system operator Terna. S.p.A (Terna) has ordered two static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) systems for grid stabilisation from Siemens Energy which will help the country meet new power grid challenges posed by the energy transition. The two new STATCOM systems, part of Siemens Energy’s SVC PLUS series, will be built in Villanova (Abruzzo region) and Latina (Lazio region) and will contribute to interconnections between Italy and Montenegro and mainland Italy and Sardinia. They will be delivered as an innovative space-saving containerized solution, which also reduces project execution time and effort by avoiding building approval procedures. Earlier, Terna ordered two synchronous condenser plants that are now under construction in Fano and recently in Rosara (both Marche region).