![]() ![]() ![]() The cable’s length of 540 nautical miles (1,000 km), water depth of 2000 metres below sea level and its 2000 megawatts capacity make it the most ambitious electricity connector project in the world. The EuroAsia Interconnector will be the first energy bridge between Europe and Asia, linking Greek, Cypriot and Israeli power grids via the world’s longest submarine power cable ever built. The survey, including environmental study, reconnaissance and technical design is expected to be completed within Q2 2016. In particular, GAS has been awarded the contract for the “Reconnaissance Survey to Determine the Preferred Route for the EuroAsia InterConnector†signed by Athanasios Stivaros, Technical Director of the EuroAsia InterConnector and Pietro Basciano, CEO at GAS. Support for the so-called East Med pipeline project has waned amid questions over its feasibility as well as its adverse impact on the environment.Ĭypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said last week that studies on the pipeline’s feasibility were still ongoing, but other alternatives are open to get gas to markets.Īmong the more likely options is to convey Cypriot gas to Egyptian processing plants where it would be liquefied for export by ship.On December 18th, the EuroAsia InterConnector officially awarded the route feasibility study to two Italian Companies, GAS and CESI, during the ceremony held under the auspices of the European Parliament Office in Nicosia. ![]() The move toward an electricity cable link appears to have supplanted plans for a potential pipeline connection between the three countries to convey gas from existing and potential deposits off Cyprus and Egypt to Europe through Greece. The cable’s first phase is expected to be completed by 2025. The agreement aimed to expedite permits and approvals for feasibility studies and to help the three countries’ national electricity coordinators to cooperate on how best to move forward. Pilides and her Greek and Israeli counterparts signed an agreement last October to speed up technical work on the cable dubbed the “Eurasia Interconnector.” Pilides said a study shows that the cable in combination with power storage facilities could push Cyprus’ use of renewable energy sources above 50 percent by 2030. With the cable’s completion, it’s expected that more investment will flow into renewable energy sources enhancing the energy mix of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. Pilides said beyond the project’s geopolitical weight, it will ensure Cyprus’ energy security, boost competitiveness in the power supply sector and help the island nation more easily transition to a green economy. Negotiations to transfer the funds are expected to wrap up this summer. Pilides said the money enables crews to start constructing the segment of the cable that will connect Cyprus with Crete whose total cost is estimated at roughly 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion). Pilides told reporters the funding is Cyprus’ largest-ever investment as well as the lion’s share of the total sum that the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, which bankrolls infrastructure projects, has allocated to a single project this year. ![]() NICOSIA, Cyprus-The European Union has earmarked 657 million euros ($736 million) for the construction of a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable that will link the power grids of Israel, Cyprus and Greece, Cypriot Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said Thursday. ![]()
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