Libya-Greece Connector (LGC) would carry enough
electricity to supply 1.1 Million households
LGC is constituted of three projects:
1. A 2.000 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity link connecting the Libyan and Greek electricity grids from Tobruk (North East Libya) to Linoperamata (Crete Island). LGC project includes the construction of a converter station on both sides of the Mediterranean Sea and the installation of submarine and underground cables between each converter station. It will also include underground AC cables between the converter stations and local existing substations in each country. The LGC Interconnector will be 365 km long, allowing power exchange between South East Europe and North Africa. At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea will by installed two HVDC submarine cables, approximately 304km long, at a maximum depth of 2,721 m. On Crete Island: two HVDC underground cables will be installed between the landing site in the South of the island and Linoperamata, on a distance of approximately 48 km. A converter station converting direct current to alternative current will be built in Linoperamata. High Voltage Alternative Current underground cables will be installed between the converter and the existing AC substation connected to the local grid. In Libya: two HVDC underground cables will be installed between the landing site and the converter site in Tobruk, on a distance of approximately 12 km. A converter station converting direct current to alternative current will be built in Tobruk
2. A 2.000 MM solar energy production at the area of Tobruk-Wahats-Al Jaghboub.
3. A Libyan Renewable Energy Training and R&D Centre, the Centre will cooperate with international universities and renewable energy institutes.