Economic benefit for electricity consumers is shaped at 550m euros a year From the completion of Crete’s electrical interconnection With mainland Greece, with the position in operation – from today’s trials –of the Great Interconnection of Crete-Attica. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Stavros Papastavrou Speaking this morning on Open TV.
Mr. Papastavrou spoke of “historic day for Greece”, marked by the operation of the Attic-Crete electric interconnection, By transferring a continuous electricity electricity through the work made by Ariadne Interconnection, ADMIE’s subsidiary. “
As the Minister said, with her electrical interface of Crete with the mainland, “the largest Greek island is incorporated into the national energy system, while ending a pending decades.” Even highlighting the size of the project, he said that the submarine cables reached depths of up to 1,200 meters, which ranks the project in the deepest interconnections in the world. “It was recorded in a record time by the ADMIE team, his subsidiary, Ariadne, and by the contractors. We’re talking about Brain Drain-we also had Brain Gain, came 30-40 specialized engineers from abroad, “he added.
Mr Papastavrou was particularly in the benefit of the completion of this interconnection, stressing that the non -interconnection of the islands with mainland Greece costs Greeks and Greeks 850m euros every year. With the electric interconnection of Crete and a mainland, consumers all of Greece will benefit. Specifically, there will be savings of EUR 300 million a year, while the financial benefit, combined with the Crete-Peloponnese interconnection (already in operation since 2021), will amount to € 550 million. The next analogous links concern part of the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the North Aegean.
Finally, on the issue of settlements, the Minister of Environment and Energy stressed that Legislative developments They come will ensure the security of law, but also the value of the property of Greeks and Greeks. “We are processing an arrangement that will take into account legality on the one hand, on the other hand will take into account equally the need to protect the periphery, to reinforce decentralization ‘, He said among others.