Distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO has forwarded a plan to RAAEY, the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water, detailing how capacity insufficiencies on 11 non-interconnected islands are intended to be covered this summer.

The operator attached its proposed solution to a wider development plan for the non-interconnected islands between 2023 and 2029.

DEDDIE/HEDNO’s plan includes proposals for Rhodes, Santorini, Samos, Lesvos, Chios, Karpathos, Limnos, Ikaria, Kythnos, and Kastellorizo (officially named Megisti), as well as the Kos-Kalymnos grid.

Emergency measures have been required in recent years as a result of prolonged heatwave conditions combined with increased tourism.

DEDDIE/HEDNO’s proposals include a wind-energy facility purchase or long-term rental plan to cover Rhodes’ capacity insufficiency of 17.51 MW.

In addition, long-term rental plans have been proposed by the operator for Santorini’s capacity insufficiency, estimated at 20 MW, Samos’s 12-MW insufficiency, Lesvos’ insufficiency of 14 MW, and Chios’ shortage of 24.5 MW.