Northern Aegean Interconnection Phase C : Chios - Samos
3 February 2022
Positive
Project advancing - milestone achieved
High Impact
Major milestone or critical setback
On 3 February 2022, RAE Decision 611/2021 approving the Hellenic Electricity Transmission System Development Plan 2021-2030 was published in the Greek Official Journal, formally endorsing IPTO's ten-year plan. The decision specifies that the interconnections of the Dodecanese and the North Aegean Islands must be completed within the second half of 2029, thereby confirming at regulatory level the schedule and investment authorisation for the North Aegean Interconnection including this Phase C Chios-Samos link. For Greek regulated TSO transmission projects, the RAE Decision approving the TYNDP plays the same project-level planning consent role that the BNetzA NEP confirmation plays for German offshore grid connections (see EventType planning_consent_awarded description): it creates the legal basis for IPTO to plan, procure, and construct the listed transmission system under Law 4001/2011. Created during manual audit review by analogy to the same RAE Decision already recorded for Phase A Limnos-Lesvos — the decision is programme-wide and applies equally to all North Aegean phases.