Greece
Enel sells 50% of its Greek green power subsidiary to Macquarie
27 July 2023 - Enel said it would receive EUR 345 million from Macquarie Asset Management for 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas
Greek PPC continues expansion in Romania with wind park purchase
24 July 2023 - Public Power Corp. or PPC, based in Greece, bought an 84 MW wind power plant in Romania from Lukoil Group
Energy communities apply for two floating PV plants in Greece with stunning 18.6 GW in total
24 July 2023 - Two energy communities submitted applications for floating PV plants of unprecedented size in the latest licensing cycle
Tilos in Aegean Sea is world’s first zero waste island
18 July 2023 - Tilos in Greece has become the world’s first island with a zero waste certificate. As...
Photovoltaics supply 60% of Greece’s electricity at noon during heatwave
18 July 2023 - 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.
Three carbon capture projects in Balkans get grants from EU’s Innovation Fund
14 July 2023 - The EU selected Motor Oil Hellas, Titan Cement and Holcim's subsidiary in Croatia among 41 firms for grants from the Innovation Fund
95 projects with 3.5 GW participate in Greece’s first battery storage auction
12 July 2023 - 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
03 July 2023 - Power interconnectivity has just made another important step with the completion of the second interconnection between Greece and Bulgaria
Greece’s IPTO enters EuroAsia Interconnector project with 25% share
30 June 2023 - The Independent Electricity Transmission Operator of Greece will participate in the share capital of EuroAsia Interconnector with 25%
Households in Greece submit 350,000 applications for subsidies for solar water heaters
28 June 2023 - The number of applications for a subsidy program in Greece for replacing electric water heaters has topped 350,000
Thodoros Skylakakis to become Greece’s new minister of environment, energy
26 June 2023 - Thodoros Skylakakis is taking over from Kostas Skrekas in the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, as part of the new government
HELLENiQ Energy to build solar park with batteries for its Thessaloniki refinery
19 June 2023 - Within its decarbonization efforts, HELLENiQ Energy is planning a solar power project with batteries to supply a refinery with green energy
First battery energy storage auction call published in Greece for 400 MW
19 June 2023 - 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
12 June 2023 - The share of renewable energy sources in the Greek electricity production mix reached a new monthly record in May, of 54%.
GEK Terna signs solar power PPAs with PPC, RWE in Greece
08 June 2023 - Electricity supplier HERON and Meton Energy have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three solar power projects in Greece
EUSEW 2023 finalist: woman in energy Anastasia-Maria Moschovi
30 May 2023 - Anastasia-Maria Moschovi brings energy innovation to Greece. She is a EUSEW Awards finalist in the Women in Energy category.