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Folegandros joins Greek mainland grid through 60km subsea power cable
Power & Renewables

Folegandros joins Greek mainland grid through 60km subsea power cable

The energised link forms part of the €385.7 million Southern Cyclades project, the final phase of the island group’s grid interconnection programme.

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