Greece Energy Situation
Overview
| Hellenic Republic | |||
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Capital |
Athens(38°00′N 23°43′E) | ||
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Official language(s) |
Greek | ||
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Government |
Parliamentary republic, Unitary state | ||
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President |
Karolos Papoulias | ||
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Prime Minister |
Giorgos Papandreou MP | ||
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Total area |
131,990 km2 | ||
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Population |
11,305,118 (2010 estimate) | ||
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GDP (nominal) |
$325.083 billion | ||
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GDP Per capita |
$29,059 | ||
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Currency |
Euro (EUR) | ||
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Time zone |
EET (UTC+02) | ||
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Calling code |
+30 | ||
Energy situation
Today the Greek energy market is undergoing fundamental reforms. New advanced energy technologies and perpetual environmental issues, requirements arising from European and international cooperation as well as various intergovernmental Agreements are factors shaping and harmonizing the institutional and legislative framework of the Greek energy market with current tendencies and perceptions.
Energy Supply
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Electricity
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Energy Consumption
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Energy demand
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Electricity
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Access rate
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Market situation for different energy technologies and services
Solar Energy
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Wind Energy
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Biomass
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Biogas
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Hydro Power
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Other renewable Sources
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Key problems of the energy sector
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Policy framework, laws and regulations
The undergoing reforms are the liberalization of the electricity and natural gas markets, increased competitiveness, the extension and enhancement of the domestic and cross-border electricity, natural gas and oil networks, the further separation of production and supply from transmission networks, consumer choice, increased share of energy from Renewable Energy Sources, reduced share of fossil-fuel generated electricity, improved energy efficiency, energy saving and the protection of the environment.
General Energy policy, Energy strategy
The priority and top objective is to safeguard and manage energy resources in a manner which secures the smooth, uninterrupted and reliable supply of the nation’s energy needs and access for all users to affordable, secure energy. The second objective is to secure energy stocks, through alliances and alternatives energy sources and routes in order to ensure the supply of the domestic market and protect consumers in the case of emergencies. The third objective is the viable and sustainable development of the energy sector from the stage of production to the end-use while protecting nature and safeguarding the environment.
The strategy to ensure supply needs and address energy issues in Greece is shaped by the regulatory and legal framework which focuses today on the following general axis:
•Access to a wide variety of energy sources
•Construction of oil and natural gas pipelines within international networks
•Increased use of domestic energy sources and stocks
•Reduced dependence on certain high risk energy sources
•Development of RES installations with the granting of incentives
•Use and diffusion of clean and efficient environment friendly technologies
•Liberalization of the market, increased competitiveness and putting an end to monopolies in the electricity and natural gas sectors.
•Establishment of a healthy investment climate for businesses in the energy sector
•Energy savings for industry, transport, buildings and homes
•Establishment of national targets for the increased penetration of energy generated from RES, the reduction of green house gas emissions and energy saving.
Important Laws and regulations
Renewable Energy Sources
Renewable Energy Sources (RES) means renewable non-fossil energy sources, that is wind, solar, geothermal wave, tidal, hydro-electric power, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases as defined by Directive 2001/77/EC.
According to law 2773/1999 is electricity produced from plants using:
1.Wind or Solar biomass or biogases.
2.Geothermal on condition that the right to use geothermal capacity has been granted on the basis of legislation in force.
3.Sea
4.Hydro resources with small hydro-electric plants up to 10 mw.
5.Combination of the above
6.Co-generation using a combination of wind or solar or biogases
Specific strategies (Biomass, renewable energies, rural electrification, energy access strategy etc.)
National Action Plan 20-20-20
The obligation to compile National Action Plan reports to the European Commission on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources with regard to the target to achieve a 20 % share of energy from renewable sources in the Community’s gross final consumption of energy in 2020 derives from Directive 2009/28 EC.
Reports include estimates on the development of the energy sector and the penetration of technologies from RES BY 2020. Estimates are required for the overall and sectoral shares of energy produced from RES (Electricity, heating and cooling, and transport) . The Reports also have to detail progress made in evaluating and improving administrative procedures to remove regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to the development of energy from renewable sources. The National Renewable Energy Action Plans, which are finalised following consultation with the European Commission form the basis of the Ministerial Decree regarding the penetration of RES in the national energy mix. Action Plans are updated every two years following evaluation on the implementation of their provisions and in order to take into account improvements in technologies, market developments and energy demand.
Institutional set up in the energy sector
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Governmental institutions Private sector (enterprises, NGOs)
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Activities of other donors, activities of NGOs
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Existing projects
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Publications
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