The HVDC cable system will include all the required offshore and onshore joints for the project.ĮuroAfrica Interconnector project backgroundĮuroAfrica Interconnector and Egypt Electricity Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the execution of the project studies in February 2017. The converter stations will convert electricity from DC to alternating current (AC) for feeding into their respective transmission grids. The project will involve the construction of three HVDC onshore convertor stations, one each in Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece, with multi-terminal operations.Įach HVDC convertor station will incorporate the voltage source converters (VSC) technology to convert electricity from AC to DC and vice versa. The lowest laying point for the subsea cable system will be 3,000m below sea-level in the Mediterranean basin making it the world’s deepest under-sea cable. The length of the Cyprus-Crete segment will be approximately 898km. From there, it will run westwards and again take a subsea route to connect a convertor station at Korakia point in Crete, the largest island of Greece.
The EuroAfrica Interconnector line will originate near Damietta in Egypt and run for 498km across sea to connect a HVDC convertor station at Kofinou in Cyprus. The Egypt-Cyprus section of the project is expected to be operational by 2023, while the Cyprus-Greece section is scheduled to enter service by 2024.Įstimated to cost €2.5bn ($2.70bn), the stage one development of the interconnection project will have a transmission capacity of 1GW, which will be further increased to 2GW in the next stage.ĮuroAfrica Interconnector route and design details
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