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Greece, Bulgaria, Romania join forces in offshore wind, green hydrogen
19 January 2024 - Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed a declaration of intent to develop offshore wind energy projects
Renewables licencing queue reaches bubble proportions in Greece
08 January 2024 - Greece's renewables goal of 23.5 GW by 2030, which would make it a regional energy hub, has led to a dramatic increase in applications
Installation of Crete-Cyprus cable starts as part of Great Sea Interconnector
25 December 2023 - Greece's IPTO said construction works are beginning for the first leg of the Great Sea Interconnector, to link Crete and Cyprus
Greece’s IPTO seeks shares in TSOs of North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro
14 December 2023 - The Greek Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) aims to expand its presence in the Balkans and entire Southeastern Europe
Greece, Italy to speed up second submarine electricity interconnection project
23 November 2023 - Greece and Italy are planning to triple their power interconnection capacity by 2031 by building a 1 GW undersea line.
Greek consortium must accept conditions for Čebren project in North Macedonia to get contract
07 November 2023 - PPC and Archirodon, the consortium selected for the Čebren pumped storage hydropower project, hasn't yet accepted all the conditions, Minister Bekteshi said
North Macedonia’s MEPSO denies rumors of share sale to IPTO
26 October 2023 - MEPSO says it plans no transaction with IPTO. Nevertheless, Greek energy majors are on an acquisition spree in the Western Balkans.
Italy’s TSO Terna advances project for another subsea power interconnection with Greece
20 October 2023 - Italy and Greece are set to expand their electricity interconnection capacity to 1.5 GW by laying two cables of 1 GW in total on the seabed
Greece, Saudi Arabia launch power interconnection joint venture
28 September 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO is working on projects for interconnections from Germany and Poland to Saudi Arabia
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%
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%.
Greece’s power grid in risk of blackouts amid high renewables share, demand drop
28 March 2023 - A high renewables penetration in the electricity production mix combined with low demand is straining the Greek power network
Greece presents plan to export green energy to Europe through Western Balkans
23 March 2023 - The Greek PM floated a plan to export renewable electricity to Europe through new interconnections with a focus on the Western Balkans
Greece’s IPTO working on interconnections with all neighboring countries
07 February 2023 - Greece's transmission system operator IPTO added several interconnections to its ten-year development plan
Battery fever grips Greece with firms launching hundreds of projects
09 January 2023 - A large number of domestic and foreign companies are interested in building energy storage plants in Greece using battery technology