LEG1 is constituted of three projects:

The Libya-Greece submarine Interconnector

• • A 2000 MW high voltage direct current (DC) electricity link connecting the Libyan and Greek electricity grids from Tobruk (North East Libya) to Linoperamata (Crete Island). The 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 LEG1 Interconnector will be 365 km long, allowing power exchange between South East Europe and North Africa.
  • At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea will we installed two cables of high voltage direct current submarine cables, approximately 305km long, at a maximum depth of 2,700 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 50km. A converter station converting direct current to aleternative 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 10km. A converter station converting direct current to aleternative current will be built in Tobruk. High Voltage Alternative Current underground cables will be installed between the converter and the existing AC substation connected to the local grid

The Interconnector will be operated at a rating of +/- 525kV and will be built in a bipolar configuration.