Photovoltaics supply 60% of Greece’s electricity at noon during heatwave
A heatwave pushed the demand for electricity in Greece to the highest this year. Photovoltaics cover the most around midday, but peak demand is around sunset.
95 projects with 3.5 GW participate in Greece’s first battery storage auction
Competition is high in Greece's first energy storage auction, as 95 offers were submitted to the regulatory authority
Second Greece-Bulgaria power interconnection becomes operational
Power interconnectivity has just made another important step with the completion of the second interconnection between Greece and Bulgaria
Thodoros Skylakakis to become Greece’s new minister of environment, energy
Thodoros Skylakakis is taking over from Kostas Skrekas in the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, as part of the new government
First battery energy storage auction call published in Greece for 400 MW
Greece's regulatory body RAWEW published the call for the long-awaited first auction for battery storage systems
Greece’s renewables share hits new monthly high of 54% in May
The share of renewable energy sources in the Greek electricity production mix reached a new monthly record in May, of 54%.
Greece announces timetable, prices for renewable energy auctions
The Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment released an updated version of the timetable for renewable electricity auctions
First offshore wind farms in Greece to be installed in five zones in Aegean Sea
Greece aims to install its first offshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 2.1 GW, in five regions of the Aegean Sea