Tag: Cyclades

Hellenic Cables won the contract for Naxos-Santorini interconnection – Greece, 13 August 2021

Hellenic Cables has provisionally been selected by Greek electricity transmission system operator ADMIE as the winner of the bid to build a submarine electricity interconnection between the islands of Naxos and Santorini. Hellenic Cables underbid competitor Prysmian Powerlink in the online au Full article available for subscribers of Energy NEWS service (PDF publications, energy news, […]

Diesel-fired power plants on interconnected island will be withdrawn – Greece, 15 April 2021

Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) said that diesel-fired power plants, which used to provide electricity for the Cyclades islands before they were connected to the mainland, will soon be completely withdrawn from operation. However, diesel-fired units will still be used as backup during Full article available for subscribers of Energy NEWS service (PDF publications, […]

Environment Ministry warns against wind projects on Aegean islands – Greece, 01 July 2020

Greek Environment Ministry has advised against plans for a wind power project on the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands, saying it will cause lasting environmental damage. The said project involves the construction of three wind farms consisting of 106 turbines on 14 islets that belong to the munici Full article available for subscribers of Energy NEWS […]