Wildfire in Greece sparks nation-wide wind farm investigation
A recent wildfire in western Attica burned 35,000 acres, as Greece finds itself faced against multiple such threats during the arid period of August
French Meridiam becomes majority shareholder in Great Sea Interconnector
French group Meridiam signed a deal to become a shareholder in Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the project that aims to connect Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
Greece setting up nuclear energy committee
Greece is establishing an interministerial group responsible for scientific research and legal framework for the possibility of building the first nuclear plant or plants
Historic Danube water lows signal blackout risks – in tandem with fuel crisis
Power production is plummeting in Hungary, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria due to an almost unseen drop in the Danube water level, which is also limiting oil and fuel shipments
Greek PPC Group expands into Hungarian renewables market
Public Power Corp. marked its entry into Hungary by acquiring a subsidized 57.5 MW photovoltaic park from Greenvolt, including an option for a BESS project
Greece changing net billing framework, introducing microsolar systems
A sweeping new ministerial decree attempts to rectify errors in Greek net billing and introduce a new category of self-consumption
Cyclades islands including Santorini get direct power link to mainland Greece
The subsea electric interconnection project for Santorini, Folegandros, Milos and Serifos is done, rounding up IPTO's wider investment in cables linking the Cyclades islands to the mainland grid
Greece bolsters offshore wind goal to 2.35 GW, sets capacity per zone
The capacity of planned offshore wind farms in Greece will be 2.35 GW, according to a new decree