The meeting for the electrical interconnection "Attica-Crete"

The developments in the hands of the Regulatory Authority of Energy (RAE ) of Crete (Heraklion – Attica), as well as the last meeting between ADMIE and Euroasia Interconnector in the presence of the Commission at the premises of the Authority in order to agree on the plan of action. enterprise for the implementation of the project,

Following this, the RAE choices are either fails to implement the project in the UDMR or in a third company, or to launch the project itself, the first option being projected as more likely given its urgency

The project is urgent not only to lighten the bill (most of which cover the cost of electricity in Crete), but also because the Island from 2021 will face a problem of energy adequacy due to the combination of increasing demand with the shutdown of old power plants treatment. This is why RAE is going to make a final decision early August

. Interconnection is included in the UDMR program and is part of the Israel-Cyprus-Greece interconnection, a project that was also described as "of common interest" by The cable between Crete and Attica was jointly awarded by the Greek and Cypriot regulators to both companies, but they did not find

UNMIK sources reported that the negotiations had officially collapsed as Euroasia Interconnect it did not accept the proposition that the operator should have the majority (51%) in the construction business, according to which the same meeting yesterday was also the European Commission.

The "great" interconnection of Heraklion – Attica is a budget of 1 billion euros and follows the "small" interconnection of Crete (Chania – Peloponnese), a project for which the competition is in progress and is expected to be completed in 2020.

ACER report on the l & # 39; Evolution of projects of common interest published yesterday indicates that the project Crete – Attica is a delay of two years

Source: RES – EPE

Last update: Friday, July 13, 2018, 08:14