As a critical part of EuroAsia Interconnector to interconnect the electricity grids of Greece, Israel and Cyprus, the 525kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable will be the longest and deepest interconnector in the world with a bi-pole length of 2x900 km, and will run across the Mediterranean sea floor at depths of over 3,000 meters.
Subsea HVDC Mass Impregnated cables will be manufactured in Nexans’ facilities in Halden (Norway) and Futtsu (Japan) and will be installed by the state-ofthe-art cable laying vessels Nexans Aurora and Nexans Skagerrak.
The EuroAsia Interconnector will exchange at Stage One 1,000 MW
between Israel, Cyprus and Greece with Europe, with the capability of
increasing at Stage Two to 2,000 MW, the equivalent to 3 million
households’ electricity consumption. This will end the energy isolation
of all Cyprus and Israel, creating security supply and an energy highway
between Europe and Asia. Pole One is expected to be completed in 2028
and Pole Two in 2029.
IPTO, Transmission System Operator of Greece, has been providing technical and operational capacity to the project ensuring the successful implementation.
EuroAsia Interconnector is a 2,000MW multi-terminal interconnection which connects the national electricity grids of lsrael, Cyprus and Greece (Crete) with Europe. EuroAsia Interconnector is the longest, at 1,208km and deepest, up to 3,000m, HVDC interconnector in the world. lt ends the energy isolation of Cyprus, ensures security of supply for lsrael, Cyprus and Greece and creates a reliable green interconnector for Europe. It significantly reduces CO2 emissions and serves the vision of the European Commission’s “Green Deal".
EuroAsia Interconnector is a leading European Project of Common Interest
(PCl) and was included in all five Union lists of PCls since 2013. lt is labelled
as an EU “electricity highway”, interconnecting Europe with Asia. Following
the approval of the CEF Grant of €658 million by the European financing
mechanism “Connecting Europe Facility” and €100 million by the Recovery
and Resilience Fund, EuroAsia Interconnector proceeds to the construction
phase.
