The USD462 million Subsea interconnection project in Greece starts operation
Hellenic Cables, the cable segment of Cenergy Holdings, in partnership with Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), has announced the successful electrification of the 178 km long submarine and underground electrical interconnection between Crete and Peloponnese.
The EUR380 million (US$462.14 million) project is intended as a replacement for Crete’s conventional polluting power plants, includes the turnkey design, supply, and installation of a 150kV composite submarine and underground cable system for the interconnection of Crete, with the mainland power supply grid.
Manos Manousakis, Chairman & CEO of IPTO, stated: “Crete-Peloponnese electrical interconnection is the capstone of the collective effort put both by the people of IPTO and our vendors. The future of energy transition in Greece passes through the sea and, with this project, IPTO proves that owns the know-how necessary to meet the most demanding electrical interconnection projects to be implemented in the country in the years to come”.
Hellenic Cables was assigned for the design, supply, and installation of a 150-kV composite submarine and underground cable system. The subsea interconnection of Crete to the mainland has approximately 178 Km long HVAC interconnection with submarine cables laying under the depths of up to 1,000 m. In addition, three different types of cable protection systems were custom-designed in terms of water depth, geomorphology, and geohazards along the length of 135km.
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