Wide area synchronous grid

The official opening of the second cross-border power line between Greece and Bulgaria marked a significant event during the ministerial meeting of the Central and South-East European Energy Connectivity Group (CESEC) on Friday (January 19th).

The importance of the second power grid connection between Greece and Bulgaria for the Southeast European electricity market was highlighted at the project's formal inauguration on Friday, during the ministerial meeting of the Central and Southeastern Europe Energy Connectivity (CESEC) group.

The Crete-Attica electricity interconnection is being implemented faster than similar projects in other European countries

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said he hoped Greece would become an exporter of green energy "in the medium-term" at a round table discussion on the topic 'European Green Deal, Anyone?' at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 

The electricity interconnection between Crete and Attica, the most complicated project of its kind in Greece, will be ready for a trial run by the end of 2024, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) said on Thursday.

The Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection, a project with a budget of 1.9 billion euros, has attracted the interest of major investors inside and outside Europe. After the October agreement placing the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) in charge of implementation, the project is on track.

A commission of European experts will investigate the causes of the incident occurred Friday afternoon in the European power transmission system and which left several areas in northwestern Romania without electricity, sources from the Energy Ministry told AGERPRES. "No one so far knows what the incident's causes are.

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.

Greece's energy regulator has opted to sidestep the European Commission and appointed a subsidiary of state grid operator ADMIE to fund and construct the power interconnection between Attica and Crete.

This is a high-risk decision that may have legal consequences for the project, and lead to more delays than those it is trying to avoid.

European concerns about China strengthening its presence in the Greek energy market appear to have played a key role in blocking the electricity interconnection between Crete and the power grid on mainland Greece.