Greece’s long-delayed shift to smart electricity metering is now making notable progress after several years of delays. The initiative, which initially focused on high-consumption users such as hotels, restaurants, and large homes, is now expanding to include smaller households and medium-usage consumers across the country.
Currently, more than 10,000 smart meters are being installed each week. At this pace, the electricity distribution system operator DEDDIE is on track to reach 1.5 million installations by the end of 2025. As of early April, over 1.05 million smart meters had been installed, and that number has since grown to 1.1 million.
While this figure represents only around 14.2 percent of Greece’s 7.7 million low-voltage electricity connections, it already accounts for about 55 percent of total low-voltage electricity consumption. This is due to the program’s initial emphasis on higher-use customers, meaning that more than half of household electricity usage is now monitored remotely through smart meters.
To complete the nationwide rollout, Greece still needs to install an additional 6.6 million smart meters. Of that number, 2.76 million units have already been procured, while the remaining 3.8 million will be subject to future tender processes. DEDDIE has set 2030 as the target year to finish the countrywide deployment.
The first batch of 2.76 million smart meters has been allocated among three international consortiums. The partnership between Iskraemeco and Oracle France secured 40 percent of the supply, Itron—through its Spanish branch—was awarded 35 percent, and the remaining 25 percent went to a joint venture between the Greek company Protasis and France’s Sagemcom. These distribution shares could change in upcoming tenders depending on market conditions and updated evaluations.
