Process starts to link the Dodecanese islands with country’s grid

Grid operator ADMIE is launching a key 1.42-billion-euro project for the integration of the Dodecanese into the continental high-voltage network, with the proclamation of the tender for the Corinth-Kos electrical interconnection.

The tender process concerns the design, supply and installation of high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable systems, as well as two conversion stations, which will be built at both ends of the interconnection, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) announced.

The budget for the cable part of the interconnection amounts to €630 million, while for the conversion stations to €789.1 million. The assignment of the project will be based on the most advantageous, from a financial point of view, offer. The duration of the construction phase is set at 36 months since the signing of the contract.

This second cable system with direct...