Ministry of Environment and Energy

At 1.6 cents per kilowatt hour, the extraordinary support on electricity bills for August consumption is set at 1.6 cents per kilowatt hour, the Ministry of Environment and Energy announced.

Thus, the final price for the majority of consumers (which depends on the tariff of each provider) is formed below 15 cents per kilowatt hour.

The subsidy provided to household electricity bills is expected to range between €10-15 per megawatt-hour in August, the Ministry of Environment and Energy estimates.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy aims for greater and faster penetration of storage units into the electrical system, redesigning tenders and subsidies to deal with the problem of green energy cuts, at a time when production of renewable energy sources exceeds demand.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy is considering increasing the fee paid by consumers through electricity bills toward renewable energy sources (ETMEAR) in order to deal with the deficit of the Special RES Account (ELAPE) before the situation is completely derailed.

The European elections have led the offshore wind farm development program to an informal freeze.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy is considering scenarios shifting the night electricity tariff to midday hours, so as to deal with the twin problem of green energy cuts and zero and negative prices that is developing structurally, as demand does not follow the growing penetration of renewable energy sources.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy approved the environmental terms for a new entertainment and hospitality hub in Maroussi including a casino, according to a decision published on Monday.

With this approval, the licensing process for Project Voria enters its final stage, namely the issuance of building permits and the commencement of project construction.

Greece very likely has significant sources of metals and semimetals among the so-called "critical minerals" essential for the transition to clean energy, among other uses, officials at the Ministry of Environment and Energy believe.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy will try to bring some sense to the soaring market of photovoltaic parks, before the new technology is burnt out by extravagant projects by controversial investors in the country.

The Ministry of Environment and Energy is opening the way to reduce energy costs for vulnerable households, local authorities, municipal water supply and sewerage companies etc with a legislative regulation for the implementation of the Apollo program.