Mariangela SFOUNI and Maria LAMBROU – two Hellenic Cables engineers that oversaw the major project by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) for the interconnection of Crete and the Peloponnese – are graduates of the University of Patras. Mariangela SFOUNI-GRIGORIADOU holds a diploma (2010) from the Department of Civil Engineering and an MSc in Water Resources and Environment (2013). Maria LAMBROU holds a diploma from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics .

Hellenic Cables received the award for the project of the year 2020 for the “Electrical Interconnection of Crete-Peloponnese”, in the framework of the of ITC 2021 – 4th Infrastructure-Transport Conference (July 1, 2021).

The electrical interconnection of Crete-Peloponnese has been a difficult and demanding project, also referred to as the “record project”, since the underwater connection of Crete with the mainland is the longest AC (alternating current) cable connection in the world (approximately 178 km) and the greatest in depth, as it reaches 1,000 meters.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariangela-sfouni-grigoriadou-81973659/?originalSubdomain=gr

https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1162063/crete-peloponnese-power-interconnection-a-personal-challenge/

https://www.cablel.com/Article/158/the-award-project-of-the-year-for-the-electrical-interconnection-of-crete-peloponnese-was-received-by-hellenic-cables/

https://www.admie.gr/en/erga/erga-diasyndeseis/diasyndesi-tis-kritis-me-tin-peloponniso