Renewables

China Energy gains renewable foothold in Greece, eyes Balkan expansion

Photo: Pixabay

Published

July 10, 2018

Country

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

July 10, 2018

Country:

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

China Energy Investment Corporation, one of the world’s largest power companies, has signed a cooperation agreement with Greece’s Copelouzos Group for renewable energy and conventional electricity.

Under the agreement, China Energy will enter into the equity of a significant pipeline of wind farms built by Copelouzos Group, one of the biggest investment groups in Greece with a diversified range of activities such as energy and infrastructure, Copelouzos Group said in a news release.

The Chinese company, one of the world’s biggest producers of energy both from conventional and renewable sources, will acquire 75% of the pipeline of wind farms in Greece, the Greek group’s President and CEO Dimitris Copelouzos said, Xinhua reported.

China Energy and Copelouzos Group will also file a joint expression of interest for lignite units of Greece’s majority state-owned power utility, Public Power Corporation (PPC), the Greek company said.

The cooperation deal envisages investments worth at least EUR 3 billion in the Greek market alone, Copelouzos Group sources said, according to the Chinese news agency.

The two groups aim to expand in the Balkans and other European countries in terms of their cooperation in the green energy sector and the environmental upgrading of energy generating units.

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

electricity iea demand power lines

IEA: Renewables and nuclear set to supply 50% of world’s electricity by 2030 as demand rises steadily

09 February 2026 - Renewables, gas, and nuclear power will meet all additional electricity demand, while output from coal will decline and CO2 emissions stagnate

Protests giant hybrid power plant Bulgaria loss of land Green Source

Protests against giant hybrid power plant project in Bulgaria over loss of land

09 February 2026 - Environmentalists and locals are opposing a EUR 450 million solar power and battery project in Suhindol in Bulgaria

CWP Europe commissions Romania largest solar park

CWP Europe commissions Romania’s largest solar park

09 February 2026 - Solar power plant Studina, the largest in Romania at 174 MW in peak capacity, has entered regular operation

paks 2 nuclear power plant construction hungary russia

Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear power plant officially under construction

06 February 2026 - Russia’s Rosatom has poured the first concrete for the foundation of the fifth reactor at Hungary’s nuclear power plant Paks