Greece
Island of Tilos – zero waste gem in Aegean Sea
04 August 2022 - The island of Tilos in the Aegean Sea is implementing a waste management program that...
Greece passes first offshore wind energy law
29 July 2022 - The Greek Parliament passed a law on the development of offshore wind energy and further simplification of renewable energy licensing
Elassona in Greece to build municipal photovoltaic plants of 5 MW in total
26 July 2022 - The Municipality of Elassona will build solar power plants to cut electricity costs for water supply and sewerage by 90%
Cero signs Greece’s first utility-scale corporate PPA for solar power
14 July 2022 - Macquarie's subsidiary Cero Generation signed Greece's first utility-scale bilateral PPA for solar power with Axpo, for a 100 MW unit
Greece, Bulgaria inaugurate IGB gas pipeline
11 July 2022 - The two prime ministers symbolically turned the valve at their IGB interconnector. It will initially get gas through the TAP pipeline.
Kenlov enters Greek renewables market with 378 MW in solar, wind
11 July 2022 - Kenlov Renewable Energy has formally launched its presence in Greece with a 378 MW pipeline of wind and solar projects
Four renewables auctions to take place in Greece by end of 2022
08 July 2022 - Greece is planning a series of measures in order to accelerate renewables growth, including four auctions
Hellenic Petroleum, RWE to develop offshore wind projects in Greece
05 July 2022 - RWE and Hellenic Petroleum joined forces to explore offshore wind opportunities in Greek waters. The country is targeting 2 GW in total by 2030.
Greece passes renewables law targeting 15 GW in new capacity by 2030
30 June 2022 - Greece adopted a new law on renewables licensing, which includes various measures related to the energy crisis
Skrekas: Greece to triple LNG storage, renewable energy capacity
27 June 2022 - Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas said the government would mobilize over EUR 44 billion for Greece's energy sector by 2030
PPC Renewables, Cantreva preparing 1.3 GW in joint solar power projects in Greece
23 June 2022 - PPC has a joint venture with the Cantreva Group that has producer certificates for more than 2.5 GW in photovoltaic projects in Greece
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
Greece preparing for rolling power outages if Russia cuts off gas
24 May 2022 - If Russia stops delivering gas, Greece intends to impose rotating blackouts for energy-intensive industries
Greece to tax power producers’ windfall profits
16 May 2022 - The European Commission has backed taxing windfall profits to mitigate high energy prices causes by the energy crisis
Small whale dies in Greek waters from swallowing plastic
06 May 2022 - There was 15 kilos of plastic in the stomach of a beaked whale carcass found on Rhodes, highlighting the risk from plastic waste on animals and people