Greece Africa Power Interconnector

Cross BorderEarly Development

2000 MWHVDCCOD 2030

Key Specifications

Capacity2000 MW

Voltage500 kV

Cable TypeHVDC

Cables2

Route Length450 km

HVDC ConfigurationBipole

Commissioned2030

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Lifecycle Events

Late Development Other31 Jan 2023

Eunice Energy Group, leading the Greece–Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector consortium between Greece and Egypt, signed a memorandum of understanding with McDermott to cooperate on the 2 GW GAP electrical interconnection, under which McDermott will provide engineering and construction guidance for the subsea and deepwater scope. The partners present the MoU as a strategically important step to advance the project’s development and support regional energy security by enabling clean power transfers between Egypt and Europe via Greece.

Tyndp Listed2022

The Greece-Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector, a 2,000 MW subsea HVDC link between Egypt’s north Mediterranean coast and Crete with onward connection to Attica, promoted by Eunice Group/GAP Interconnector S.M.S.A., is included in ENTSO‑E’s 2022 Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP). This listing recognises the project as part of the planned pan-European transmission development over the next 10–20 years and highlights its role in enabling bidirectional clean electricity exchanges between Egypt and Greece.

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The Greece–Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector is a proposed high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine transmission link intended to enable bi‑directional trade of renewable electricity between Egypt and Greece, with landfall on Crete. Promoted by the Eunice Energy Group and advanced through a t...

Owners

Eunice Energy Group

Also Known As

Greece Africa Power Interconnector, Greece-Africa Power Interconnector, Greece-Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector, GAP Interconnector, Greece-Africa Power (GAP) project, GAP project, Greece-Africa Power Interconnection, Greece-Africa Interconnector, Greece-Africa Power (GAP) interconnection, Greece-Africa Power (GAP) HVDC link, Greece-Africa Power Interconnector (GAP Interconnector)

Asso.subsea and the GAP Consortium, led by Eunice Energy Group, signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the 2 GW Greece-Africa Power (GAP) Interconnector between Greece and Egypt. Under the agreement, Asso.subsea will contribute its expertise in submarine cable installation, protection, repair and related engineering to support design and construction guidance for the planned subsea interconnector, strengthening the international consortium advancing the project.