The largest grid interconnector project in history just took a big leap forward
The EuroAsia grid interconnector – the longest and deepest in the world – will connect Greece, Israel, and Cyprus.
EuroAsia’s 525kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable will be the world’s longest – it will run 310 km (190 miles) from Israel to Cyprus, and 898 km (558 miles) from Cyprus to Greece, for a total of 1,208 km (751 miles). That’s the same distance as between St. Petersburg and Berlin.
It will also be the world’s deepest grid interconnector: It will run across the…