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37 Transport Rail corridors Electrification OSE- Upgrading of superstructure and infrastructure on the existing single Yes Feasibility and 0.250 - 1. Insufficient maturity of studies
and signalling of ERGOSE line corridor of 170 km from Florina to Thessalonica technical studies in 2. Lack of public funding as there is
the rail corridor 2015 no room to increase Public
Florina - Edessa - Tender Investment Programme
Thessalonica 2017
Construction 2017
Completion
2021
38 Transport Business New Kasteli Ministry of Concession to design, build and operate of new airport at Kasteli in Yes Tender 0.800 0.15 1. Lack of public funding to co-
enablers Airport in Crete Infrastructures Crete to replace the existing Kazantzakis airport which will close Launched finance the private investments as
Airports , Transport definitely after the opening of the new airport 2014 there is no room to increase Public
and Networks Preferred bider Investment Programme
2015 SOLUTIONS:
Construction 2016 a. EIB has expressed interest in co-
finance the project
b. Secure EU backing in the
framework of the Juncker package
39 Transport Business Gonos railway GEAOSE Development of a rail freight center in Gonos in Diavata area of Yes Preliminary 0.200 0.05 1. Lack of public funding to co-
enablers freight center in Thessalonika through PPP project feasibility and finance the private investments as
Logistics Thessalonica viability studies and there is no room to increase Public
draft masterplan Investment Programme
completed 2. Insufficient maturity of studies
Tender 3. Railway privatisation not yet
2015 completed
Construction
2017 SOLUTIONS:
a. Secure EU backing in the
framework of the Juncker package
b. Complete railway privatisation to
enable larger private sector
involvement
40 Knowledge ICT Superfast Private sector Development of Fiber to the Building/Home (FTTB/H) infrastructure Yes Planning into final 1.200 0.3 1. Project on hold due to the lack of
and the Infrastructure Broadband - (NGA network) covering at least 2.2 million households (61% stages. Project on available financing
2. Access to capital for long-term
digital (FTTB/H) Ministry of population coverage) in the major cities of Greece, providing speeds (National hold due to the lack maturity investment projects is difficult
economy Infrastructure, of more than 100Mbps. Broadband Plan) of funding. Tender for telecom operators in Greece due to
Transport and Indicatively, this project refers to 51 metropolitan areas including 2015. the crisis
Networks Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Larissa, Patras and State aid 3. Uncertainty for the end-users
smaller urban centres like Lamia, Kavala, Ioannina, Tripoli, Nafplion, notification disposable income for Superfast
Serres, Kozani, Kalamata, Ksanthi, Alexandroupoli Veroia, Chania clearance Broadband services.
etc. 2015.
Construction SOLUTIONS:
2016. a. Private sector-led selection of areas
Completion 2020. to define investment priorities thus
fostering business viability
b. Secure EU funding for the full project
in the framework of the Juncker
package
c. State aid scheme to reduce private
sector capital costs and mitigate
demand risk
d. Provide EU Technical Assistance to
leverage existing resources
e. Establish project steering unit to
supervise the implementation of the
project.
and signalling of ERGOSE line corridor of 170 km from Florina to Thessalonica technical studies in 2. Lack of public funding as there is
the rail corridor 2015 no room to increase Public
Florina - Edessa - Tender Investment Programme
Thessalonica 2017
Construction 2017
Completion
2021
38 Transport Business New Kasteli Ministry of Concession to design, build and operate of new airport at Kasteli in Yes Tender 0.800 0.15 1. Lack of public funding to co-
enablers Airport in Crete Infrastructures Crete to replace the existing Kazantzakis airport which will close Launched finance the private investments as
Airports , Transport definitely after the opening of the new airport 2014 there is no room to increase Public
and Networks Preferred bider Investment Programme
2015 SOLUTIONS:
Construction 2016 a. EIB has expressed interest in co-
finance the project
b. Secure EU backing in the
framework of the Juncker package
39 Transport Business Gonos railway GEAOSE Development of a rail freight center in Gonos in Diavata area of Yes Preliminary 0.200 0.05 1. Lack of public funding to co-
enablers freight center in Thessalonika through PPP project feasibility and finance the private investments as
Logistics Thessalonica viability studies and there is no room to increase Public
draft masterplan Investment Programme
completed 2. Insufficient maturity of studies
Tender 3. Railway privatisation not yet
2015 completed
Construction
2017 SOLUTIONS:
a. Secure EU backing in the
framework of the Juncker package
b. Complete railway privatisation to
enable larger private sector
involvement
40 Knowledge ICT Superfast Private sector Development of Fiber to the Building/Home (FTTB/H) infrastructure Yes Planning into final 1.200 0.3 1. Project on hold due to the lack of
and the Infrastructure Broadband - (NGA network) covering at least 2.2 million households (61% stages. Project on available financing
2. Access to capital for long-term
digital (FTTB/H) Ministry of population coverage) in the major cities of Greece, providing speeds (National hold due to the lack maturity investment projects is difficult
economy Infrastructure, of more than 100Mbps. Broadband Plan) of funding. Tender for telecom operators in Greece due to
Transport and Indicatively, this project refers to 51 metropolitan areas including 2015. the crisis
Networks Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Larissa, Patras and State aid 3. Uncertainty for the end-users
smaller urban centres like Lamia, Kavala, Ioannina, Tripoli, Nafplion, notification disposable income for Superfast
Serres, Kozani, Kalamata, Ksanthi, Alexandroupoli Veroia, Chania clearance Broadband services.
etc. 2015.
Construction SOLUTIONS:
2016. a. Private sector-led selection of areas
Completion 2020. to define investment priorities thus
fostering business viability
b. Secure EU funding for the full project
in the framework of the Juncker
package
c. State aid scheme to reduce private
sector capital costs and mitigate
demand risk
d. Provide EU Technical Assistance to
leverage existing resources
e. Establish project steering unit to
supervise the implementation of the
project.
