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Greece begins construction of the Corinth–Kos subsea power link

Signed the cable contract and is running the wider Dodecanese interconnection programme

Kos, like most Greek islands off the mainland grid, makes its own electricity by burning imported oil. On 9 November 2026, Greece's transmission operator signed a contract worth about €1.48 billion to reach the island by cable instead. The link is scheduled for completion in 2030.

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Folegandros island joins Greece's mainland power grid via subsea cable

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Executing the Southern Cyclades interconnection project

Folegandros now draws its electricity from Greece's mainland grid through a 60-kilometer undersea cable to Santorini and Naxos, ending decades of reliance on local diesel generators. It is the first island in the project's final phase to be switched over.

Updated Oct 26