Fiscal and structural changes introduced to RES market (Article by Maria Ioannou – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on February 8, 2021) Introduction In November 2020 the Ministry of Environment and Energy announced the adoption of fiscal and structural measures aiming to: secure the adequacy of funds on...Read More

Energy News – 69th Issue-Amendment of Legal Framework for DEPA, HEDNO and LARCO Privatisations EU and EnCMarketEnC: Annual Implementation Report 2020InfrastructureCommission Proposal for Investment in Key European Energy Infrastructure ProjectsCompetition & State AidEU: Romanian State aid scheme on district heating systems approved (SA.55433)Commission Initiates Preliminary Investigation on Belgian Capacity MechanismCommission Approves Competitive Tender Mechanism in...Read More

Stricter conditions for strategic investments in RES (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on January 25, 2021) Law 4759/2020 (OJ 245/2020), which entered into force on 9 December 2020, amended the conditions for the approval of, and narrowed down the renewable energy source...Read More

ESG Disclosure Regulation takes effect on March 10, 2021 On December 9, 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector (“ESG Disclosure Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. This Regulation was enacted as part of the European Commission’s Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth and it shall...Read More

Promotion of Electric Mobility provides economic incentives to purchase e-vehicles law (Article by Sofia Getimi – Associate of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on December 14, 2020) Introduction On 21 July 2020 Parliament enacted the Law for the Promotion of Electric Mobility (OJ A’ 142/23.07.2020), through...Read More

Speaker at the Panhellenic Congress 2020 Ms Alkistis Christofilou, partner with Rokas Law Firm, had the honor to participate in the top conference in the fields of health sciences and health services research, with a remarkable impact on the country’s health policies, taking place online, on 7-10 December 2020. The focus of the 2020 Panhellenic...Read More

Extension of natural gas distribution network (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides – Partner of Rokas Law Firm, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on December 7, 2020) In May and July 2020 the Regulatory Authority for Energy approved three five-year development plans for the extension of the natural gas distribution...Read More

New transitional flexibility remuneration mechanism and registration of flexibility service providers (Article by Kosmas Karanikolas – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 30, 2020) In May and July 2020 the Regulatory Authority for Energy approved three five-year development plans for the extension of the natural gas distribution...Read More

Energy exchange update (Article by Aspa Pergamineli – Associate, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 23, 2020) Introduction Following the completion of the public consultation conducted by the Regulatory Energy Agency (RAE) between 8 September 2020 and 11 September 2020, the RAE designated 1 November 2020 as the...Read More

Rokas Partners Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Dr. Charalampos (Harris) Synodinos have contributed, for a third consecutive year, to the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) Report/Greece Chapter – a publication by the Energy Charter Secretariat. The main objective of the Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) is to evaluate legal risk in the energy sector and includes...Read More