Poros to become third ‘green’ island, says Mitsotakis

Poros will become the third "green" island under the government's GR-eco Islands national initiative, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitostakis has announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai.

The transformation of the island would take place in collaboration with United Arab Emirates state-owned green energy company Masdar, he added.

"I very much believe in the GR-eco Islands project for the simple reason that it is easier to decarbonize a small island and lead it to a sustainable future than a big city, for example," the prime minister noted, adding that "we are particularly pleased to sign today this agreement between the Greek government and Masdar, a world leader in renewable energy."

The choice of Poros was "particularly important" given that it is only is short ferry from the mainland is relatively short.

"It is much easier to electrify short ferry...