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Power cuts across Chania area: full schedule for May 3–8, 2026
Press release · Municipality of Apokoronas

Power cuts across Chania area: full schedule for May 3–8, 2026

Summary

Grid operator DEDDIE has announced a series of planned electricity outages across the Chania area between May 3 and May 8, 2026, to carry out maintenance work on the distribution network. Streets in central Chania, the villages of Platanias, Komiades, Frangokastello, Vothiana, Kavros and Aroni, and several other settlements are all affected at different times. Outages last between one and seven hours depending on the area, and power may be restored earlier if work is completed ahead of schedule.

Planned power cuts in the Chania area: May 3–8, 2026

Residents across a wide area around Chania should prepare for planned electricity outages next week. Grid operator DEDDIE is carrying out essential maintenance work on the local distribution network and has published the following schedule of interruptions.

Sunday, May 4, 2026

  • 08:00–10:00: Chania — Odos Selinou
  • 10:00–14:00: Chania — junction of Odos Monis Gonias and Odos Selinou, including all side streets and parallel roads

Monday, May 4, 2026

  • 08:00–15:00: Agrokipio – Tsikalaria – Motakis, Notakis Tsikalaria – Archontakis AVEE – Souda Air Base antenna installation – Volikakis Souda – Souda junction

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

  • 08:30–15:00: Komiades – Vraskas – Nomikiana – Vouvas – Koutelos – Frangokastello (Kourakis)
  • 09:00–13:00: Platanias (area around the LIDL supermarket)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

  • 09:00–15:00: Vothiana – Faleliana – Kamatera – Archontiko – Farangi – Lafonisi (tourist businesses)
  • 11:00–15:00: Part of the settlement of Livadia Amygdalokefaliou (village centre)

Thursday, May 7, 2026

  • 11:00–12:00: Kavros (from Hotel Happy Days and the Romanias supermarket/petrol station through to Dramia)

Sunday, May 8, 2026

  • 08:00–15:00: Aroni (Crete Firing Range, areas A and B) – Pazinos – Tachydomi – KTEO – Nefeli area – Kontarakis supermarket – 115 PM – 115 PM settlement – Sternes – Marathi – Marathi fuel station – Loutrakis

What you need to know

Power may come back on before the stated end time if DEDDIE's engineers finish work early. However, residents are warned to treat all cables and network equipment as live at all times — including any wires that may be lying on the ground — since power could be restored unexpectedly. Do not approach or touch any part of the electrical network during or after the outage period.

For further information, DEDDIE's Chania office can be reached at 28210 48237 or by email at [email protected].

Official source

Source translation

Machine-translated from the official source document.

Directorate of Island Region Chania Area Limni Tsontou, 733 00, Mournies

Ref./Date: Φ. 913/

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

To: Newspaper CHANIOTIKA NEA

Subject: Announcement of temporary electricity interruption

We kindly request that you publish the following announcement in the issue of SATURDAY 2/5/2026:

ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTION IN THE CHANIA AREA

Residents of the following areas are hereby notified that, in order to carry out necessary technical works on the network, an electricity interruption will take place:

SUNDAY 3/5/2026, 10:00–14:00: CHANIA, ODOS MONIS GONIAS, INTERSECTION WITH ODOS SELINOU AND ALL PERPENDICULAR AND ADJACENT ROADS.

SUNDAY 3/5/2026, 08:00–10:00: CHANIA, ODOS SELINOU.

MONDAY 4/5/2026, 08:00–15:00: AGROKIPIO – TSIKALARIA – MOTAKIS, NOTAKIS TSIKALARIA – ARCHONTAKIS AVEE – AIR FORCE ANTENNA INSTALLATION SOUDA – VOLIKAKIS SOUDA – SOUDA JUNCTION.

TUESDAY 5/5/2026, 09:00–13:00: PLATANIAS (AREA AROUND SUPER MARKET LIDL).

TUESDAY 5/5/2026, 08:30–15:00: KOMIADES – VRASKAS – NOMIKIANA – VOUVAS – KOUTELOS – FRANGOKASTELLO (KOURAKIS).

WEDNESDAY 6/5/2026, 09:00–15:00: VOTHIANA – FALELIANA – KAMATERA – ARCHONTIKO – FARANGI – LAFONISI (TOURIST BUSINESSES).

WEDNESDAY 6/5/2026, 11:00–15:00: PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF LIVADIA AMYGDALOKEFALIOU (IN THE CENTRE OF THE SETTLEMENT).

THURSDAY 7/5/2026, 11:00–12:00: KAVROS (FROM HOTEL HAPPY DAYS, S/M ROMANIAS, PETROL STATION ROMANIAS) TO DRAMIA.


SUNDAY 8/5/2026, 08:00–15:00:

ARONI (CRETE FIRING RANGE, POSITION A, POSITION B) – PAZINOS – TACHYDOMI – KTEO – NEFELI AREA – SUPER MARKET KONTARAKIS – 115 PM – 115PM SETTLEMENT – STERNES – MARATHI – MARATHI FUEL – LOUTRAKIS.

If the works are completed earlier, power will be restored before the end time stated above. For this reason, electrical installations and networks must be considered as continuously live. Therefore, for safety reasons, approaching conductors or other network elements is prohibited even if they are lying on the ground, as there is a serious risk of accident.

I. Papagioannakis Deputy Director, Chania Area

Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. ΞΧ/φε/ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEMPORARY ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTION IN THE CHANIA AREA/Φ. 913/30.4.2026

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