Prohibition of new RES plants under “roadless mountains” initiative (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou,  Senior Associate  published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on April 4, 2022) On 31 December 2021, the Ministry of Environment and Energy issued a decision(1) that introduces a general prohibition of any road works and –...Read More

Conditional permission for installation of solar PV plants on legally cultivated forested areas (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou,  Senior Associate  published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 28, 2022) On 10 December 2021, a new law(1) was enacted which introduced amendments to the provisions of forest legislation regarding the...Read More

New regulation over participation of small RES plants in auctions (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou,  Senior Associate  published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 21, 2022) On 27 December 2021, the minister of energy published a decision in the Official Gazette. The decision determined the details of renewable energy...Read More

Determination of technologies and procedures for next Renewable Energy Solution (RES) operational aid auctions (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Partner, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 14, 2022) Introduction On 23 December 2021, the Ministry of Environment and Energy issued Decision No. 123726/5096, which determined: the technologies and/or...Read More

Extension of various deadlines for RES projects (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou,  Senior Associate  published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 7, 2022)   This article outlines recent extensions to various deadlines for renewable energy source (RES) projects. Extension of performance guarantees for participation in RES auctionsOn 8 December...Read More

New environmental provisions introduced with Energy Law (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou,  Senior Associate  published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 7, 2022) Law 4843/2021 was enacted in October 2021.(1) The new law contains mainly energy-related provisions – for example, on the transposition into national law of the EU...Read More

RAE decision on amendments to electricity grid codes (Article by Andriani Kantilieraki, Associate published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Feb 28, 2022) On 27 October 2021, the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) issued decision No. 807/2021(1) on the amendment of: the Greek Electricity Transmission System Operation (TSO) Code; and...Read More

Transposition of EU Energy Efficiency Directive in Greece (Article by Dr Maria Ioannou, Senior Associate and Sofia Getimi, Associate published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on Feb 28, 2022) On 20 October 2021, Law No. 4843/2021 was published in the Official Gazette. Among other things, the law: transposed Directive (EU)...Read More

Energy News – 73rd Issue-Conditional permission of installation of solar PV plants on forested land EU and EnCOil&GasFramework to Decarbonise Gas Markets, Promote Hydrogen and Reduce Methane EmissionsInfrastructureEU: Proposal for a New Regulation on Guidelines for Trans–European Energy InfrastructureENTSO–E & EU DSO Proposal for the first Network Code on CybersecurityState AidGuidelines on State aid for...Read More

RAE decision on electricity supplier advertising practice On 9 September 2021, the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) issued decision No. 675/2021, which rejected an electricity supplier’s application for the revision of and amendments to RAE letter No. O-87645/14 May 2021. The letter in question was addressed to all electricity suppliers in Greece and concerned certain...Read More