The Skiathos – Evia connection has been in full operation since July 11, successfully covering the increased demand of this year’s tourist season for Skiathos and the northern Sporades as a whole.
The official inauguration of the Skiathos-Evia electrical interconnection took place today at the Skiathos High Voltage Substation built as part of the project.
The interface was inaugurated by the general secretary of Energy and Mineral Raw Materials, Alexandra Sdoukou, and the president and managing director of ADMIE, Manos Manousakis. The ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Minister of the Prime Ministers Christos Triandopoulos, the mayor of Skiathos Theodoros Tzoumas, the managing director of DEDDEE Anastasios Manos, as well as representatives of local authorities and agencies.
The Skiathos – Evia connection has been in full operation since July 11, successfully covering the increased demand of this year’s tourist season for Skiathos and the northern Sporades as a whole. As ADMIE points out, this is a project with great technical complexity, which includes a 29 km underwater cable, a 30 km overhead Transmission Line on the territory of Evia, a new closed type Substation (GIS) in Skiathos and the upgrade of the existing Substation High Voltage at Mantoudi. The interconnection was contracted in May 2020 and despite the adversities caused by the pandemic crisis, it was electrified according to the schedule.
During the greeting she addressed during the inauguration, the general secretary of Energy and Mineral Raw Materials, Alexandra Sdoukou, praised the commitment of the Administrator in the implementation of the island interconnections program. “The electrical interconnection of Skiathos with Evia now offers uninterrupted energy supply for all the northern Sporades. It is a project that will immediately upgrade the daily life of the residents as well as the tourist product of the area, creating new development prospects. Congratulations to ADMIE for the rapid and technically sound implementation of the island interconnections program, which are critical infrastructures for the country’s transition to the era of clean energy.”
The president and managing director of ADMIE Manos Manousakis thanked all the contributors to the project as well as the local authorities for their kind cooperation with the administrator. “We are particularly satisfied as our commitment to electrify the Skiathos – Evia connection in the summer of 2022 has become a reality. We achieved this demanding goal thanks to the commitment of our executives and partners and the support of the local community that “embraced” the project from day one. Now, Skiathos and the northern Sporades are energy secure and enjoy reliable and quality electricity from the mainland. In parallel with the completion of this important milestone for the National Transportation System, ADMIE continues its investment program, amounting to 5 billion euros, through which it contributes to the energy upgrade of the country with a horizon of 2030″.
The mayor of Skiathos Theodoros Tzoumas referred to the importance of the project for the energy security of Skiathos and took the opportunity to thank the Administrator for the financial support of the restoration studies on the historic building of the island “Burji». “The operation of the Skiathos electrical interconnection project marks a new era and creates conditions of energy autonomy and sufficiency in the northern Sporades, upgrading the quality of life of the residents and ensuring the development trajectory of the place. In addition, I would like to thank the ADMIE, which, at the request of the Municipality, undertook the sponsoring support of the restoration study for the emblematic building in Bourtzi, in the amount of 2.1 million euros, which was approved by the Ministry of Culture and will be implemented by region of Thessaly with ESPA resources».
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