An energy ministry legislative revision submitted to Greek Parliament promises absolute grid-connection priority to RES producers who have signed green-energy PPAs with domestic energy-intensive industrial producers and farmers as well as RES projects for which PPAs will be established after the legislative revision has been ratified.
Also, one group of RES units will not be subjected to grid-injection limitations for their output.
Transmission system operator IPTO is expected to offer fast-track connection terms to a considerable number of RES facilities.
According to sources, RES projects representing an overall capacity of up to 1,600 MW could secure swifter grid connection terms as a result of the legislative revision.
As noted in the legislative revision, the capacity of RES projects to be given fast-track access to the grid will be determined by a ministerial decision to be issued by the energy ministry 60 days after the legislative revision has been ratified.
Leftover grid capacity for wind and solar energy projects not securing fast-track grid access will be drastically reduced.
This diminished capacity is expected to increase again once measures designed to free up grid capacity have been implemented.
However, these measures, including greater RES grid-injection cuts and battery additions to mature RES projects with finalized connection terms, are not expected for quite some time, meaning connection terms will be handed out bit by bit to RES units not given fast-track connection terms through the new legislative revision, energypress reports.
