Greece turns to China to connect its far-flung islands to the electric grid, leaving Brussels in the dark
January 25, 2020 3:00 AM EST
Platis Yialos beach at night in Mykonos, Greece. The island’s was recently hooked up to the national power grid on the main land, part of an ambitious infrastructure project that’s attracted backing from the Chinese. Wire photography: Athanasios Gioumpasis—Getty Images.
Bambis Psychogios is a plumber who spends a lot of time traversing the windy roads of Mykonos installing pipes in flashy new hotels. Just about every day, he drives past the island’s defunct diesel-powered energy plant, located on the outskirts of the main town.
These days, the sight of the plant evokes a sense of relief. “Just imagine the pollution caused by five ship engines operating at the same time. That’s what it was like. This has now stopped,” he says.
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