Renewable energy facilities representing a capacity of 1.5 GW were launched over five months between early June and November last year, data provided by Greek electricity transmission operator IPTO showed.
RES facilities in operation totalled 12.2 GW in early November 2023, up from 10.65 GW in early June 2023, the IPTO data showed.
The November tally included 5.06 GW in wind farms and 6.55 GW in solar energy farms. Solar energy farm launches recorded a bigger increase, which reached 1.28 GW, compared to five months earlier.
Wind farm capacity growth recorded a rise of 261 MW. The remaining 35 MW in increased RES capacity resulted from biomass-biogas, small-scale hydropower and CHP installations.
RES facilities possessing connection terms totalled 15.5 GW in November 2023, which, combined with 12.2 GW in RES facilities already operating, results in an overall RES portfolio capacity of 27.7 GW.
This figure greatly exceeds the country’s 2030 target for installed RES capacity, set at 23.5 GW in the revised National Energy and Climate Plan.
