Environment and Energy Ministry

The Environment and Energy Ministry and the National Economy and Finance Ministry have co-announced the latest edition of a subsidy program supporting energy efficiency upgrades of homes.

Noon and midnight hours will be the cheapest in electricity prices under a plan by the Department of Energy’s Environment and Energy Ministry to move consumption hours to zones with lower charges for households and businesses.

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) signed an agreement for the sale of a 20% stake in its subsidiary Ariadne Interconnection to State Grid International Development (SGID) of China on Thursday.

Ariadne Interconnection is the implementation agent for the linking of the Crete and Attica power grids.

The country's green energy portfolio includes 15 gigawatts of wind and solar projects in operation and 15 GW of renewable projects that have reserved space on the grid, in addition to 2 GW of offshore wind farms that have also reserved electricity space.

The Environment and Energy Ministry's leadership underlined on Monday the need to improve the efficiency of energy conservation programs in order to achieve the ambitious energy planning goals with the funds available, at the Green Deal 2024 conference organized by the Technical Chamber of Greece.

The Environment and Energy Ministry intends to crack down on renewable energy suppliers who exceed their licensed capacity, committing a form of "reverse power theft" by flooding the system with unwanted electricity, the ministry's general secretary, Aristotelis Aivaliotis, told the Renewables & Storage Forum last week. 

Anyone applying for a photovoltaic park permit nowadays is likely wanting to tear their hair out, say competent officials of the Environment and Energy Ministry describing the overheating of the photovoltaic sector that has dominated the renewables market in recent years, putting businesses at risk, per market estimates.

A new rate category for electricity will be introduced within the year that will charge use by businesses in real time, every 15 minutes, affording them the opportunity to reduce their energy costs.

Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis and Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Alexandra Sdoukou signed on Friday a ministerial decision promoting self-consumption of energy, either individually by all citizens and businesses of the country or jointly (by apartment buildings).

The Parliament formally designated the Greek National Museum of Natural History, previously known as the Goulandris Museum of Natural History.

The Environment and Energy Ministry enacted this recognition under legislation addressing climate change's impacts, including water and forest management, urban resilience, combating illegal construction, and ensuring energy security.