Greece increases electricity exports to neighboring Balkan countries
Electricity exports from Greece to its neighbors in the north have increased in July and are expected to increase further in August.
Greece’s IPTO plans new power interconnections in Balkans
Greece's transmission system operator IPTO plans new power interconnections in the Balkans to improve flows and security of supply
Greek power network operators report surge in investments in 2021
Investment in the Greek electricity network increased substantially in 2021 in order to help the country make its energy transition
Several undersea power cables about to connect Europe with Africa
Greece and Egypt are in talks about the possibility to lay a 2 GW submarine interconnector on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea
IPTO completes Crete-Peloponnese power link – Crete to burn less oil to produce electricity
This first interconnection between Crete and the mainland will cover a third of the island’s energy needs, substituting aged local power plants.
How BiH, Croatia, Serbia TSOs reconnected two grid regions of Continental Europe synchronous area
The Continental Europe synchronous area broke down and split into two grid regions in January.
IPTO to invest EUR 4.1 billion in new interconnections, renewables integration, batteries
Greece’s independent transmission system operator, IPTO, plans to invest EUR 4.1 billion over the next 10 years to build new interconnections with Bulgaria, Italy, Albania, and North Macedonia, as well as to increase capacities for the integration of renewables and install batteries for electricity storage. The possible new interconnections include a subsea cable between Greece […]
Greece to move forward with privatization of energy, mining companies
Minister of Environment and Energy of Greece Kostis Hatzidakis announced plans for a quick sale or partial privatization of companies in the energy and mining sectors. He asserted the government would soon introduce the so-called target model so that power producers would be able to make bilateral supply contracts with corporate consumers. “The government supports […]