Greece
Greece NECP: Renewables share in electricity consumption to reach 61% by 2030
20 October 2020 - Greece's 2030 target for renewables is set at 35%, compared to 18% in 2018
Greek PPC may offer residents of coal regions to invest in solar power
19 October 2020 - Government-controlled PPC wants to offer shares in solar projects to people in Greek coal-dependent areas
Hellenic Petroleum finishes takeover of juwi’s 204 MW solar power project
09 October 2020 - Oil company Hellenic Petroleum has completed the takeover of one of the largest solar photovoltaic...
Egnatia expects strategic investment status for 1.5 GW in solar power
09 October 2020 - The Interministerial Committee of Strategic Investments of Greece put a 1.48 GW solar power plant...
National Bank of Greece raises EUR 500 million via green energy bonds
06 October 2020 - NBG sold green energy bonds worth EUR 500 million with the obligation to invest the...
Greece drafts law on sustainable urban mobility plans, micromobility
05 October 2020 - Municipalities in Greece will need to adopt sustainable urban mobility plans, according to a draft...
Terna Energy to more than double its wind power capacity in Evia island
30 September 2020 - Terna Energy is rapidly expanding its wind power portfolio in Greece, particularly in Evia. Vestas...
Greek gas firm DEPA Commerce in talks to enter wind, solar projects
28 September 2020 - In line with its declared strategy to create a 200 MW renewable energy portfolio, Greek...
Greece approves first 30 applications for renewables under simplified rules
24 September 2020 - The Regulatory Authority for Energy issued 30 production certificates for investors in renewable sources. It...
Greece to move forward with privatization of energy, mining companies
17 September 2020 - Minister of Environment and Energy of Greece Kostis Hatzidakis announced plans for a quick sale...
Iberdrola launches construction of three wind farms in Greece
07 September 2020 - Spanish Iberdrola started the construction of three wind farms in Greece after securing electricity tariffs...
Prices of photovoltaic panels jump as much as 25% in Greece
03 September 2020 - Global demand, industrial accidents, environmental disasters, exchange rates and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...
PPC Renewables, RWE targeting 2 GW solar deal for Greece by year-end
03 September 2020 - PPC Renewables and German RWE are working on a formal business agreement on joint development...
PPC Renewables to make 31 MW biomass power plant in lignite land
31 August 2020 - A biomass plant will supply the output from as much as 25 MW of its...
Terna Energy starts building 10.8 MW wind park in central Greece
28 August 2020 - Infrastructure works began on the construction of Terna Energy’s wind power plant, which will be...
Nanotechnology brings flexible, printed solar power panels
27 August 2020 - Third-generation photovoltaics are thin, light and semitransparent and come in different colors. Furthermore, nanotechnology enables...