The Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) of Greece received 44 applications in November for energy storage projects.
The interest in investments in energy storage facilities in Greece remains high. In the November licensing cycle, 44 applications were submitted to RAE, totalling just under 3.3 GWh in capacity. By July, 337 applications were filed.
Among them, four are for projects exceeding 200 MWh, to be installed in Thessaly and Central Greece.
All applications are for battery storage projects except one, for a pumped storage hydropower plant of 34 MWh.
More pumped hydro needed for 2030
Meanwhile, experts are already sounding the alarm for a possible overheating in the sector, at least in licensing terms. In order to reach an 80% renewables share by 2030, the country is going to need more pumped hydropower capacity, said National Technical University of…
New applications in Greece for 3,255 MWh of energy storage
