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Power cuts planned across the Chania area from March 26 to 29
Announcement · Municipality of Apokoronas

Power cuts planned across the Chania area from March 26 to 29

March 20, 2026 Original source ↗ Verified source
Summary

Greece's electricity distribution network operator, DEDDIE, has scheduled planned outages across several communities in the Chania area to carry out essential maintenance work on the grid. Households and businesses in Aroni, Kokkino Chorio, Drapanos, parts of Chania city, and Platanias will be without power on different days between Thursday, March 26, and Sunday, March 29, 2026. Cut-off times range from 08:00 to as late as 15:00, though power may be restored earlier if work finishes ahead of schedule.

Power cuts in the Chania area: four days, several communities

Residents and businesses across a number of communities in the Chania area should prepare for planned electricity outages between March 26 and March 29, 2026. Greece's electricity distribution operator, DEDDIE, has announced the cuts to allow essential maintenance work on the local grid. The outages are scheduled across four consecutive days, affecting different areas each day.

Who is affected and when?

  • Thursday, March 27, 2026, 08:00–15:00: Aroni, including areas near the airport, Tahydromi-KTEO and the 115 P.M. road, as well as Pazinos, Sternes and Marathí
  • Friday, March 27, 2026, 08:00–12:00: Kokkino Chorio and Drapanos (Kuedig, Brigite and Rosa areas)
  • Friday, March 27, 2026, 08:30–14:30: Chania city — Kissamos Street from Hotel Akali to the Shell petrol station, and all side streets and parallel roads in that stretch
  • Saturday, March 28, 2026, 08:00–15:00: Platanias (Kapaki-AXETE and Funny Land areas), Ag. Marina (DEUAVA to Hotel Thalassa, Praxis A.E. and Nikakis)
  • Sunday, March 29, 2026, 08:00–15:00: Platanias (the area around the Kerata Mill, Kokolodimitrakis A.E., Hotel Erato, Christoulakis A.E. and the north side of Minoa Palace)

What you should know

If maintenance work is completed ahead of schedule, power will be restored before the listed end time. However, DEDDIE stresses that all power lines and network components — including any that may be lying on the ground — must always be treated as live. Approaching cables or any part of the network during the outage period is strictly forbidden due to the serious risk of electrocution.

For questions, contact DEDDIE's local representative Ch. Xanthoudakis by phone at 28210 48237 or by email at [email protected].

Official source

Source translation

Machine-translated from the official source document.

Information: Ch. Xanthoudakis T 28210 48237 F 214 4050495 [email protected]

Ref./Date: Φ. 913/ Limni Tsontou, 733 00, Mournies

To: Newspaper HANIOTIKA NEA

Subject: Announcement of temporary interruption of electricity supply

We kindly request that you publish the following announcement in the edition of Saturday, 21.3.2026:

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY INTERRUPTION IN THE CHANIA AREA

Residents of the following areas are hereby informed that, in order to carry out necessary technical works on the network, there will be an interruption of the electricity supply:

  1. On 26.3.2026, Thursday, from 08:00 to 15:00, in the following areas:

ARONI (P.V.K. 1ST POSITION, DIASPORA, AIRPORT 1ST & 2ND POSITION, TAHYDROMI-KTEO, 115 P.M. – PAZINOS – STERNES – MARATHÍ)

  1. On 27.3.2026, Friday, from 08:00 to 12:00, in the following areas:

a. From 08:00 to 12:00 in the following areas: KOKKINO CHORIO – DREPANO (KUEDIG–BRIGITE–ROSA)

b. From 08:30 to 14:30 in the following streets: CHANIA (KISSAMOS STREET FROM HOTEL AKALI TO THE SHELL FUEL STATION AND ALL PERPENDICULAR AND PARALLEL STREETS)

  1. On 28.3.2026, Saturday, from 08:00 to 15:00, in the following areas:

PLATANIAS (KAPAKI AXETE, FUNNY LAND), DEUAVA AG. MARINA, AG. MARINA DIMOPOULOS TO HOTEL THALASSA, PRAXIS A.E. NIKAKIS

  1. On 29.3.2026, Sunday, from 08:00 to 15:00, in the following areas:

PLATANIAS (AREA AROUND THE KERATA MILL, KOKOLODIMITRAKIS A.E., HOTEL ERATO, CHRISTOULAKIS A.E., MINOA PALACE NORTH SIDE)

If the works are completed earlier, power will be restored before the end time indicated above. For this reason, electrical installations and networks must at all times be considered as live. For safety reasons, it is forbidden to approach conductors or other network components even if they are lying on the ground, as there is a serious risk of accident.

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I. Papagianakis Deputy Regional Director, Chania

Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator A.E. (DEDDIE) Perraiovou 20 & Kallirois 5 117 43, Athens +30 210 9281600 +30 214 4050205 [email protected]