Featured in Spark of a yellow sun – 07-2022

Making connections

Plans to connect European and African grids are taking shape, with a 1 GW cable that will snake its way under the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt to Cyprus. Further interconnections from Cyprus to the Greek island of Crete and on to the European mainland mean that before long, kilowatt hours generated in the deserts of North Africa and beyond could be powering homes and businesses as far away as Western and Northern Europe.

By

Mark Hutchins

18 Jul 2022

Source: EuroAfrica Interconnector

Construction of the first 1 GW phase of the EuroAfrica Interconnector is already underway, with the first cable connecting Egypt to Cyprus expected to be commissioned at the end of this year, and the longer segment from Cyprus to Crete set for completion in December 2023. Stretching over 1,396 kilometers and reaching a depth of …

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