The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) of Greece has chosen the 12 winning projects of a recently-launched tender, with 411MW of battery storage capacity to receive financial aid over a 10-year period.
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Power produced by renewables and hydroelectric plants accounted for 57% of Greece''s energy mix, an 8.5% rise from 2022 according to the country''s Independent Power
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The Greek Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAWEW) has published the country''s first round of battery storage auctions. It will amount to a 400 MW capacity.
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The Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY) completed the selection process in the first energy storage auction in Greece.
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Seven companies have won government support for 11 standalone battery projects at Greece''s second energy storage auction, where 300 MW was offered.
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Whilst achieving the required adequacy several challenges emerge, not only in the power-system infrastructure design and operations, but also in designing the energy
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Greece’s latest auction has awarded subsidies to 188.9 MW of standalone, front-of-the-meter, utility-scale battery energy storage. The auction was the third and final edition of a battery storage subsidy program launched in 2023, with the country now turning its focus towards a new 4.7 GW unsibsidized BESS scheme.
Greece’s third energy storage auction has been completed with nine projects selected. It was the final auction where the state provides subsidies to build battery energy storage systems (BESS). A total of almost 800 MW in capability has been awarded through all three storage auctions.
It is the first round of a state-led procurement aiming to fund up to a 1GW of battery storage. The Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece has chosen the 12 winning projects of a battery storage tender with 411MW awarded aid.
The Greek authorities have awarded 300 MW of new battery storage capacity in its second energy storage tender. The 11 winning projects range in size from 8.875 MW/17.75 MWh to 49.9 MW/100 MWh.
Initially a response to the COVID 19 pandemic, the focus has pivoted to support Greece’s green energy transition. The storage auctions themselves require further approval under EU State aid rules. The pipeline of prospective battery storage projects now approaches 27GW, with over 500 projects granted a storage license.
Greece has emerged as one of the countries with the largest pipeline of battery storage projects, but as yet there has been little activity on the ground. This is changing as the long-awaited storage subsidy auctions have started, with the first projects being awarded support for both investment and operating costs.
