Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, has been awarded a turnkey contract from a Greek state-regulated entity for a new 150 kV cable interconnection between Igoumenitsa and Corfu.

A press release said that the strategic project includes the design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of 18 km of submarine and 13 km of underground cables to further reinforce the reliability and capacity of the national power grid. The order is from the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), which is responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing the Hellenic Electricity Transmission System. It oversees some 11,000 km of transmission lines across mainland Greece and the islands.

Igoumenitsa is a major port city in northwestern Greece, while Corfu is a Greek island just offshore in the Ionian Sea, near the Albanian border. The cable will be made at the company’s facilities in Corinth and Thiva. “We are proud to support IPTO in enhancing Greece’s energy infrastructure,” said Hellenic Cables General Manager Kostas Savvakis. “This project is another milestone in our journey of engineering excellence and innovation.”

Last November, IPTO awarded Hellenic Cables a turnkey contract for 38 km of 150 kV XLPE underground and submarine cables to enhance the electrical interconnections between Kefalonia-Zakynthos and Lefkada-Kefalonia, the Ionian islands in Greece. In 2023, the company announced an €80 million investment program focused on expanding its submarine cable production capacity at the Corinth plant and upgrading land cable output at Thiva.