‘Historical Day for Greece“, Marked by the operation of the Attica -Crete electric interconnection, by the transfer of continuous power electricity through the project made by Ariadne Interconnection, a subsidiary of ADMIE, was described by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Stavros Papastavrou, speaking this morning.

As the Minister said, with the electrical interconnection of Crete with the mainland, “The largest Greek island is incorporated into the national energy system while ending in a decades of pending” Even highlighting the size of the project, he said that the submarine cables reached depths of up to 1,200 meters, which ranks the project in the deepest interconnections in the world. “It was recorded in a record time by the ADMIE team, by its subsidiary, Ariadne, and by the contractors. We’re talking about brain drain – we also had brain gain, 30-40 specialized Greek engineers from abroad“, He added.

Mr Papastavrou was particularly in the benefit of the completion of this interconnection, stressing that the non -interconnection of the islands with mainland Greece costs Greeks and Greeks 850m euros every year. With the electric interconnection of Crete and a mainland, consumers all of Greece will benefit. In particular, there will be savings by 300m euros a yearwhile the economic benefit, combined with the Crete-Peloponnese interconnection, will amount to € 550 million. The next analogous links concern part of the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the North Aegean.

Finally, on the issue of settlements, the Minister of Environment and Energy emphasized that the legislative developments that are coming would ensure the security of law and the value of the property of the Greeks and the Greeks. “We are processing a regulation that will take into account the legitimacy on the one hand, on the other hand, it will take into account the need to protect the region, to enhance decentralization,” he said.