Journalist
Harry Aposporis
Smart meters, wildfires, rising demand push Greek distribution grid investment plan to EUR 4.8 billion
27 August 2025 - Greece has been experiencing extreme weather events, such as wildfires and floods, which have threatened its power distribution grid.
Greece raises fines for power theft
25 August 2025 - Power theft has become a major issue for the Greek electricity market in recent years....
Investors in standalone batteries in Greece request extension as deadline looms
22 August 2025 - September 30 marks a crucial deadline for standalone battery projects selected through Greece's first two auctions
Greek coal region of Megalopolis opens new chapter after lignite
08 August 2025 - Megalopolis, in the Peloponnese peninsula, is one of Greece's two coal regions, along with Western Macedonia
PPC launches first tender for pumped storage hydropower plant in former lignite mine
06 August 2025 - Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) is moving forward with a pumped storage hydroelectric project at its former open pit lignite mine in northern Greece
Over 20,000 prosumer units connected in Greece in last 18 months
24 July 2025 - Households and businesses remain highly interested in becoming prosumers in Greece, although the new net billing program faces delays.
With 152 MW of wind power installed in H1 2025, Greece continues low trajectory
10 July 2025 - Just 152.2 MW of wind farms were installed in Greece during the first half of 2025, thus continuing on its low trajectory of recent years
Greece to rely on carbon price, renewables potential in green hydrogen development
25 June 2025 - Despite early efforts to develop green hydrogen and its first regulatory framework, Greece finds itself on a steep curve.
Greece to participate in European Nuclear Alliance
19 June 2025 - Greece is going to explore its options for the introduction of nuclear energy, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Photovoltaics recycling gains traction in Greece with new facilities
04 June 2025 - Two recycling facilities for solar panels are complete in Greece, while another one is expected to follow soon
Olympus carbon capture project breaks ground in Greece
29 May 2025 - Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a must for the future of the cement industry, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
Wind farms turn Greece into net exporter of electricity
20 May 2025 - Wind energy played a crucial role in turning Greece into a net electricity exporter last year, for the first time since 2000
Alarming rise in unpaid bills from electricity consumers in Greece
17 May 2025 - A steep rise in arrears was recorded last year in the Greek electricity supply market with EUR 1 billion more than 2023
Negative prices threaten future payments to Greek renewable energy producers
14 May 2025 - Greece’s special account for renewables, which covers support payments to renewable energy producers, turned positive...
Self-consumption capacity set to break 1 GW in Greece
06 May 2025 - Renewable energy projects for self-consumption are expected to reach 1 GW this year in Greece
Greek farmers turn their backs on government program for photovoltaics
29 April 2025 - The Greek government's Photovoltaics in Fields support program has failed to convince farmers so far, amid restrictions