Alstom has been awarded a contract of approximately €35 million by the Greek transmission utility Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the turnkey supply of four gas-insulated substations to a project that will connect three Cycladic islands – Mykonos, Paros and Syros – directly to mainland Lavrion, located in the southeastern coast of Greece, and through that to the
ENTSO-E interconnected network.
The project aims are to sustainably meet energy demand on the islands throughout the high-demand summer seasons, to phase out fossil fuel-powered generation plants on Cycladic islands in line with EU directives, such as those aimed at reducing gas emissions; and finally, to lower the cost of energy in the Cycladic islands by connecting them to power plants on the mainland.
Alstom will supply three 170 kV GIS substations to replace small existing power plants on the three islands. These substations will be connected to a fourth substation, also to be supplied by Alstom, in Lavrion. The turnkey project includes design and manufacturing of GIS, transformers, reactors, capacitors and an Agile substation automation system. Equipment will be supplied from Alstom factoies located in Switzerland, France, Finland and Turkey.
