Journalist
Harry Aposporis
First Greek climate law sets deadlines for ban on conventional vehicles
27 May 2022 - Greece's parliament passed the first climate law with more flexible requirements than in the original proposal
IGB, Alexandroupolis LNG to help gas diversification in Bulgaria, Greece, Western Balkans
26 May 2022 - New natural gas infrastructure is key for increased diversification in the Balkans, according to Alexander Nikolov
WindEurope: 880 MW of wind projects financed in Southeastern Europe last year
04 May 2022 - Southeastern Europe lags behind the rest of the continent in terms of investments in wind energy, says WindEurope
Launch of works on Alexandroupolis LNG terminal in Greece
03 May 2022 - Works on the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal were launched today in Greece, a project that is expected to help reduce dependence on Russian gas.
Greece aims to reduce licensing time for renewables, energy storage to 14 months
26 April 2022 - The long-awaited regulatory framework for renewables licensing, energy storage and floating photovoltaics was submitted for public consultation.
Greece to double energy storage target for 2030 to 3 GW
21 April 2022 - The new Greek energy and climate national plan will upgrade the 2030 goal for energy storage from 1.5 GW to 3 GW
Revised Fit for 55: Preliminary goals show more renewables, nuclear, coal – much less natural gas
06 April 2022 - The revision of the Fit for 55 energy package calls for more renewables, coal and nuclear in order to offset a great reduction in natural gas
Applications rise for new renewable energy projects in Greece during February with 3.2 GW
16 March 2022 - Applications for new renewable projects licenses in Greece rose once again in February, after a drop in October.
Hellenic Petroleum completes biggest solar power plant in Greece, acquires 303 MW PV portfolio in Florina
28 February 2022 - Greek refiner ELPE concluded the construction of the largest PV plant in Greece, a 204 MW project in Kozani
First floating PV plant to be built in Greece by Terna – global market to reach 4.8 GW by 2026
19 January 2022 - Floating PV technology is making its first steps in the Balkan region, with companies in Greece, Albania, Romania and Montenegro investing
Greece’s IPTO plans new power interconnections in Balkans
12 January 2022 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO plans new power interconnections in the Balkans to improve flows and security of supply
Greek wind, PV projects of over 10 MW with storage to take part in joint auctions
04 January 2022 - A new ministerial decree specifies the categories of renewable energy projects that will take place in individual or joint auctions
Power prices reach stunning EUR 400 per MWh in Europe
20 December 2021 - Power prices reached critical levels across Europe amid a surge in costs for natural gas and an outage in France
Greek power network operators report surge in investments in 2021
16 December 2021 - Investment in the Greek electricity network increased substantially in 2021 in order to help the country make its energy transition
Renewable energy projects of 95 GW compete for completion in Greece
02 December 2021 - An overwhelming number of renewable energy projects received a production license or a producer certificate in Greece so far
Greek EUR 2.27 billion aid scheme for renewables approved by EU
25 November 2021 - The European Commission gave a green light for a EUR 2.27 billion support mechanism for renewable energy in Greece