Juncker plan contributes to winning energy battle of Crete
A project to interconnect the island of Crete to the mainland’s electricity system that was proposed over 20 years ago could now be implemented using private investments to utilise the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), said Anastassios Kallitsantsis, the vice chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), Neurope.eu portal reports. “This project has […]
Legal battle won for 33 wind parks plan of 1.08 GW in Crete
Council of State, the supreme administrative court, gave the temporary go-ahead and opened the way for the planned construction of 33 wind parks throughout Crete, Econews.gr portal reported. Yet another decision is needed to materialize the controversial projects with the overall capacity of 1.08 GW in four prefectures. The institution rejected the petition submitted by […]
Pramoritsa hydropower plant commenced trial run phase
D.Y. Pra. AE, operator of small hydropower system Pramoritsa in western Greece, started the test operation of the 1.035 MW plant, Energypress.gr portal said. The facility’s biggest contribution may be lowering the cost for the operation of the water purification plant at the dam, which supplies the Voio municipality, the operator said, adding that the […]
Generation from renewable sources sets daily record
Strong wind and favorable sunshine on March 22 brought the daily share of power generation from renewable sources to a record 47%, Phileleftheros newspaper’s portal said. Another point is that the transmission system operator handled the extreme situation with ease. At 10 a. m. the active production capacity was 408 MW, out of which 138 […]
Wind capacity rises to almost two gigawatts
The wind power sector in Greece strengthened significantly in 2014, Hellenic Wind Energy Association (Eletaen) reported. Net installed capacity is 113.9 MW, slightly smaller than in 2013. In addition, on December 31 there was 246.5 MW in wind turbines registered to be built or already under construction, the report said. The two categories combined demonstrate the […]
Photovoltaic energy systems from Greece invests in Thrace
Greek solar energy company Photovoltaic Energy Systems is preparing to invest in renewable energy in Turkey, a company official said on March 2. Hurriyet reported that Anadolu agency quoted Evaggelos Kalenteridis announcing solar projects in a district of the western city of Edirne, which neighbors Greece. “The company was searching for a place to invest […]
The state blocks completion of power privatisations
Greece will not go ahead with privatising its dominant electricity utility or power grid operator Admie, energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said, despite promising its creditors not to halt sales that are underway. The comments appeared to mark the first sign of open dissent from a minister on the far left flank of the new Greek […]
