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A revised version of IPTO/ADMIE's Ten-Year Network Development Plan, which entered supplementary public consultation on 18 February 2026, disclosed that the original cable landing location on Lesvos for the Northeast Aegean interconnection programme had been rejected by the Greek Armed Forces due to its proximity to a military firing range. As a consequence, the programme must adopt an alternative landing point and a revised environmental impact assessment was required. The combined effect of the site rejection and rising submarine cable costs has slipped the North Aegean Interconnection programme completion target from 2029 to 2030, with the total programme budget revised upwards from €1.246 billion to €1.425 billion. Because Phase C (Lesvos–Skyros) terminates at Western Lesvos, the landing-site change directly affects this segment. The setback is captured here as a regulatory event recording the permitting refusal and consequent EIA revision; the projected 2030 commissioning date already reflected in the project records remains consistent with the revised TYNDP timetable.