Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy
Electricity bills: €30 million “cushion” for new subsidies from September
To put out the fires lit by the heatwave and July’s wide fluctuations in the wholesale price of current for a fortnight, the government has succeeded in keeping the electricity kilowatt-hour below 15 cents with the support of power generators and the big discounts offered by the PPC.
8 energy giants show interest in oil exploration in Greece
Eight foreign oil and petrol companies have expressed interest in collaborating with Hellenic Petroleum Group, revealed the company’s general manager of exploration and production Yiannis Grigoriou, Wednesday. Total, Shell, Repsol, Japex, Dana Petroleum, INA and Hunt are in talks with ELPE to start hydrocarbon exploration in the areas of Arta-Preveza and the north-eastern Peloponnese.
Two Environmental Assessments approved for hydrocarbons research in W. Greece
The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy approved the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments for hydrocarbons research in two areas in Western Greece. This way the Parliament can now approve the activation of the contracts for Aitoloakarnania and Northwestern Peloponnese.