Greece
Greece surpasses 11 GW in renewable energy capacity
14 August 2023 - Power plants in Greece that run on renewable sources had 11.3 GW in total capacity at the end of June, DAPEEP said
Greece selects 12 projects in first battery auction while PPC boosts its pumped hydropower portfolio
10 August 2023 - The Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY) completed the selection process in the first energy storage auction in Greece.
Greek trade unions, activists fight off privatization of two biggest water supply firms
04 August 2023 - After a long struggle against privatization, water supply and sewage firms in Athens and Thessaloniki are back under direct state control
RWE, PPC to start building three solar parks on former lignite mine in Greece
31 July 2023 - Meton Energy, founded by RWE and PPC, is set to start building a photovoltaic cluster of 280 MW in peak capacity
HELLENiQ Energy enters Romania’s solar power market with 811 MW in projects
31 July 2023 - HELLENiQ Energy entered the Romanian renewables market by acquiring four photovoltaic projects of 211 MW in total from Mytilineos
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