These systems could also lower prices on the day-ahead market, where Greece has remained among the most expensive EU countries since and well above pre-crisis levels. As for priorities, Nikos Mantzaris stressed: “ It is clear that the rollout of electricity storage systems must be accelerated.”
Presenting to the Special Standing Committee on Environmental Protection of the Hellenic Parliament on June 25, , Nikos Mantzaris, policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, highlighted Greece’s remarkable progress in renewable energy (RES) and the urgent need to scale up storage
This article highlights key steps recently taken by the Greek State as regards the legal/regulatory framework and appropriate State aid schemes, to kickstart electricity storage activity and allow for an efficient and timely development of facilities. Currently there are four (4) storage plants
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