New wind farms with a total installed capacity of 252.5 MW and a total investment of 260 million euros were connected to the electricity network in the first half of 2023, according to Hellenic Wind Energy Association (HWEA). 77 wind turbines went into operation, raising wind installed capacity by 5.4% compared to 2022. The total wind capacity connected to the network reached 4,935 MW.
HWEA added that more wind turbines were connected in the first half of 2023 than in the whole of 2022, as the industry accelerated the completion of projects. During the same period, wind farms with an installed capacity of more than 600 MW have been contracted or were under construction or due to be connected to the network in the next 12 months, while farms with another 450 MW of capacity were currently in the process of contract signing and others with another 400 MW are at the tender stage. This could increase total wind energy capacity to 6.5 GW in the next three years.
Central Greece remained at the top of regions with the most installed capacity in wind power, with a capacity of 2,110 MW (43% of total capacity), followed by the Peloponnese (639 MW or 13%) and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace (534 MW or 11%).
The top five companies by installed capacity in wind power are Terna Energy (930 MW or 19% of total capacity), MORE (706 MW or 14%), Iberdrola Rokas (409 MW or 8%), ENEL Green Power (368 MW or 8%) and EREN (250 MW or 5.%).
