Greece
Sungrow partners with Ktistor to deploy battery systems in Greece
16 December 2024 - Sungrow said it would deploy its liquid-cooled battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Greece with Ktistor Energy
Greece cancels third energy storage auction
12 December 2024 - Greece's third auction for standalone energy storage plants using batteries is cancelled, to be held after clarifying the rules
Greece suspends three wind projects over biodiversity concerns
11 December 2024 - Environmentalists urge suspension of all wind projects in areas affected by the 2023 wildfires to preserve sensitive bird species.
Greece exporting one third of its electricity to neighboring countries
10 December 2024 - Greece has become a net exporter of electricity, providing up to a third of its daily production to neighboring countries
HELLENiQ Energy diversifying oil business with 110 MW solar power purchase
07 December 2024 - HELLENiQ Energy is moving forward with its effort to evolve from being strictly a refiner and fuel retailer to a wider energy group
Greece extends Meliti lignite plant operation for energy security in winter
03 December 2024 - Greece has extended the operation of its Meliti lignite plant by three months in order to maintain the stability of its energy system
PPC repowers oldest wind farms in Greece, starting construction of another 100 MW
26 November 2024 - Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) has repowered 130 old wind turbines and said it is starting the construction of three new wind farms
Greece establishes Islands Decarbonization Fund with EU
22 November 2024 - The Islands Decarbonization Fund was launched in Naxos, with financing from the European Investment Bank
Greece’s IPTO joins European Network for Cyber Security
21 November 2024 - The European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS) has announced that IPTO has officially joined the network as a full member
Mitsotakis raises idea of using SMRs for islands, data centers
19 November 2024 - The discussion on nuclear energy plants has been raised again in Greece after many years, following the rise of SMRs
PPC to build gas peaker plants in Romania of 300 MW in total
18 November 2024 - Public Power Corp. is planning two or three gas peaker plants in Romania. It already has 435 MW in solar and wind there under construction.
Greece to install 1 GW undersea interconnection with Dodecanese islands
18 November 2024 - Greece may get its second HVDC interconnection by 2027, as IPTO launched a tender for a submarine line between Corinth and the island of Kos