Electrical safety

What should we do in the event of a lightning storm when we are at sea? The General Secretariat for Civil Protection always issues relevant instructions which are posted on its website, and meteorologists often publish articles on how to protect citizens.

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) on Thursday announced a tender procedure aiming at a framework-agreement for underwater AC power cable projects for interconnections to the Dodecanese and north Aegean islands, via competitive dialogue.

An employee of power transmission operator ADMIE has been hospitalized after being electrocuted while cutting branches near power lines in the northwestern region of Florina.

State broadcaster ERT said the accident happened after a branch fell on a high voltage cable.

The country's top advisory body on the protection of antiquities has approved a plan to install new telescopic lightning protection masts on the Athens Acropolis to safeguard its monuments against lightning strikes.

A 25-year-old man lost his life on Sunday night in the town of Frangokastello, located on the southern coast of the island of Crete, when he was struck by a high-voltage cable after firing shots into the air during a celebration.

Hermi, a family-run business based in Celje, supplies more than 50 world markets with its lightning and surge protection systems, cable trays and ladders, and mounting systems for solar plants.

“Electric shock” for the British: 80% increase in electricity bills in October 

The parliamentary administration took measures to prevent deputies from accumulating stress and tension in the General Assembly Hall of the parliament, where fierce debates and even fist-fighting took place from time to time.

About 80 percent of Halkidiki, and specifically the first and a small section of the second peninsula that make up the regional unit, remained without power a day after storms and gale-force winds toppled trees and utility poles, the head of the union of Public Power Corporation employees (GENOP) said Thursday.

Greek companies are de facto excluded from the project for the power interconnection of Crete and Attica, according to the technical standards required by the tenders for the high-voltage direct current (HDVC) converter stations and cables.