Greece Denies Reports of GSI Cable Route Redesign
- Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said he knew of no plans to redesign the Great Sea Interconnector cable route between Greece and Cyprus.
- Reports said Greece and France had considered a slight route change to keep the cable outside Türkiye’s Fethiye-Kaş marine park and reduce the risk of a dispute.
- Marinakis said the project would proceed under its original design, as described by the responsible ministers.
- The electricity-link project is intended to connect Cyprus with Europe and later Israel, but faces geopolitical and financial challenges.
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Greece denies reports of GSI cable route redesign
Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Monday said he was unaware of any plans to redesign the route of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) between Greece and Cyprus. Asked about a Sunday report claiming that Greece and France had concluded that a “slight redesign” of the cable route was necessary, Marinakis said: “I am not […]
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