“The Mitsotakis government will have to prove whether it chooses to ultimately protect the interests of consumers or the profits of companies, as well as whether it will ensure the protection of environmental protection areas,” SYRIZA said of the government’s stance on the three amendments tabled by its Members of Parliament to the bill on […]
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Intrakat: Aim for 2 GW over the next two years
By Eleni Botas Intrakat sets a target of 2 GW in the next two years, implementing its energy planning with the announcement of cooperation with Parkwind for the joint development of offshore wind energy in the Greek seas. Intrakat currently has 100 MW of licensed wind farms, 100 MW with final connection conditions and 500MW […]
K. Skrekas: We utilize the rich solar and wind potential of Greece
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, presented today the main axes of the draft law for the modernization of the licensing process of RES projects and the institutional framework for the development of electricity generation and storage projects to the Standing Committee on Production and Trade of the Parliament. Mr. Skrekas referred to […]
EY: Greece climbs three more places in the RES attractiveness index – Historically high performance
Energy security has become a top priority for governments amid geopolitical instability and sharp increases in gas prices. As a result, governments around the world are looking for ways to accelerate and expand national renewable energy (RES) programs to reduce their dependence on energy imports, according to the 59th edition of EY’s semi-annual Global Renewable […]
ELPE sees new acquisitions in the RES market
By Harry Floudopoulos The RES sector has entered dynamically into the strategy of the Hellenic Petroleum group, being now a separate sector with a strong investment and growth impetus. It is characteristic that in a short period of time the RES activity increased tenfold, which in fact represented a significant part of the investments of […]
Israel unveils roadmap for 20% renewable energy by 2025
Israel wants to more than double its solar power by 2025, as the government seeks to generate 30 percent of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources – and 70 percent from natural gas – by the end of the decade, according to Bloomberg. The installed capacity of renewable energy sources will increase from 3.7 […]
A. Georgiadis: In the coming years we can cover all our needs from RES
From left: Michalis Mathioudakis, Academic Director, Greek Energy Forum, Andrea Testi, President, Elpedison, Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investment, Dinos Benroumbis, General Manager of Protergia Energy & Gas Business Unit and George Paidakakis, Partner, Energy KBVL Law Firm “Greece can in the next 3-4 years meet all its daily needs for energy from RES, […]
Portugal-Renewables: Europe’s largest floating solar park to open in July
Two tugs are carrying floating platforms with 12,000 solar panels, the size of four football fields, to their location in Alcueva, Portugal, where Europe’s largest floating solar park will operate in July. A project of the Portuguese energy group EDP, which invests in renewable energy sources, in particular wind and solar, the floating island is […]
Austria: Looking for ways to deal with increases in energy prices and from a RES provider
Austria is looking for ways to deal with the fact that even suppliers of electricity from renewable sources are benefiting from rising gas prices that are dragging down energy prices, according to a statement from the Austrian Finance Ministry. “This unusual situation is extremely difficult to understand in the case of state-owned energy companies,” Austrian […]
Green Tank: RES the key to Greece’s independence from Russian fossil gas
The increase in the use of fossil fuels in Greece has made it vulnerable to energy crises, culminating in the huge increases in energy prices caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, according to a new analysis by Green Tank, the scenarios for complete energy independence from Russia are optimistic, with renewable energy sources […]
