European Commission confirms €166.7 million in state aid for construction of LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Νοv 8, 2021) On 17 June 2021, the European Commission issued a decision in case SA55526, which approved €166.7 million in state...Read More

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Regulation of Crete’s electricity market (Article by Andrian Kantilieraki and Sofia Getimi – Αssociates in ILO / Energy & Natural Resources Greece) On 31 July 2021, Law 4821/2021 was published in the Official Gazette (134/A). This law regulates, among other things, the electricity market model to be adopted in Crete during the phases of Crete’s...Read More

Δελτίο Τύπου: Εκπαιδευτικές πρωτοβουλίες της ΡΟΚΑΣ Δικηγορική Εταιρία Αθήνα, 19 Οκτωβρίου 2021 — Την Παρασκευή 15 Οκτωβρίου 2021, η Ρόκας Δικηγορική Εταιρία πραγματοποίησε εκπαιδευτική ημερίδα(εκπαιδευτικές πρωτοβουλίες) για τελειόφοιτους μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Paris Dauphine οι οποίοι επισκέφθηκαν την Ελλάδα στο πλαίσιο προγράμματος ¨Study Tour”. Επικεφαλής της Ομάδας των φοιτητών ήταν ο παγκοσμίως διακεκριμένος καθηγητής και...Read More

Energy News – 71st Issue-LNG Terminal in Alexandroupolis EU and EnCRESFit for 55: Commission Proposes Transformation of EU Economy and Society to Meet ClimateEU Commission Proposal on the Revision of the RES Directive Commission’s Proposal for Recasting the Energy Efficiency DirectiveCase-lawCJEU Judgement on the Meaning of ‘Investment’ in the Energy Charter TreatyCase C–718/18 Effective Unbundling...Read More

New energy regulations in Greece Introduction (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner and Alexandra Daniil – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on October 4, 2021) In July 2021 Law 4819/2021 (OJ A’ 129/23.7.2021) (the Law) introduced certain immediate regulations into the Greek energy sector.These measures particularly provide...Read More

Rokas (Athens) acted as the legal advisor to MetLife on sale of operations in Greece to NN Group Rokas (Athens) acted as the legal advisor to MetLife, a leading life insurance undertaking, in the sale of its Greek subsidiary to NN Group, an insurance group which is active in Greece. Rokas advised in the context...Read More

Approved Preventive Action Plan for security of gas supply (Article by Andriani Kantilieraki and Pavlos-Ioannis Kasselakis – Associates, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on June 14, 2021) On 17 February 2021 the Regulatory Authority for Energy, by virtue of Decision 216/2021, approved the Preventive Action Plan, which regulates the...Read More

DESFA appointed as balancing forecasting party (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on June 7, 2021) On 21 January 2021 the Energy Regulatory Authority (RAE) issued Decision 70/2020 (Official Journal B’ 473/2021), designating the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator SA (DESFA) as the...Read More

Public consultation on process of changing electricity supplier On 19 February 2021 the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) announced an additional public consultation on the process of changing electricity supplier and the respective obligations of the supplier and the consumerduring that process. Under the proposed scheme, a consumer may terminate their supply contract and exercise...Read More