Nexans CEO: Great Sea Interconnector project still on track
The new CEO of the company manufacturing the cable for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) insisted on Thursday that the project is still live and that there is “no Plan ...
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Interconnector row shows signs of thaw
The energy ministers of Cyprus and Greece reiterated on Thursday their commitment to work together to bring to fruition the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), in a move de-escalating the apparent ...
Keravnos accuses Greek energy minister of ‘fake news’ over interconnector
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday accused Greek Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou of “fake news” over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector, after the latter had said last week ...
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Cyprus, Greece vow to press on with power link talks
The energy ministers of Cyprus and Greece committed on Thursday to their respective governments pressing ahead with “technical and institutional consultations” for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, a proposed ...
Our View: No need for president’s grandstanding
The way President Nikos Christodoulides speaks in public, nobody would have guessed that he had once had a career as a diplomat, that he served for almost five years as ...
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‘Relations with Greece stronger than ever’, president says after ‘blackmail’ talk
Greco-Cyprus relations are “stronger than ever”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, after saying on Sunday he would not be blackmailed by Greece’s independent power transmission operator Admie and ...
Cyprus talks to UAE over European subsea cable project, president says
By Michele Kambas
Cyprus has approached the United Arab Emirates for possible cooperation on an EU-financed subsea power cable linking Europe to the eastern Mediterranean region, it said on Monday, ...
Greek deputy PM tells Cyprus to ‘clarify its position’ over interconnector
Greek Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis on Wednesday called on the Cypriot government to “clarify its position” over the Great Sea Interconnector project.
The project, if completed, will connect the ...
The case against the €2 billion sea cable
Dr Ellinas, whose opinions I greatly respect, asks for greater clarity for the Giant Sea Interconnector.
I submit that we have all the information we need to scrap the project. ...
No rift over Sea Interconnector, energy minister says
The finance ministry has asked “reasonable questions” regarding the Great Sea Interconnector project in its letter to the energy ministry, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday.
Speaking to CyBC ...
Our View: Doubts grow over sea interconnector project
After a brief lull, the controversy surrounding the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, which will connect the power grids of Greece and Cyprus with undersea cable, has resurfaced, with the ...
EU energy chief hails GSI as key strategic project
The EU commissioner for energy has dubbed the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) a project of “the utmost strategic significance” for Europe, according to media reports on Thursday.
In an interview ...
Finance ministry ‘refuses’ to greenlight €25m interconnector payment
The finance ministry has refused to greenlight the payment of €25 million to Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie), which form part of the government’s obligations regarding the Great ...
Greece, Cyprus electricity link to happen at right time
The electrical interconnection between Greece and Cyprus will move forward at the right time and according to plans, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said late on Wednesday night.
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Greece silent on interconnector after major security meeting
The Great Sea Interconnector project was absent from announcements and discussions in Greece following a meeting of the country’s National Security Council (Kysea) on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, ...