Solar insolation in Greece
Polycrystalline solar panels in Lixouri

Development of solar power in Greece started in 2006 and installations of photovoltaic systems skyrocketed from 2009 because of the appealing feed-in tariffs introduced and the corresponding regulations for domestic applications of rooftop solar PV. In 2019, 90% of the around 2.5 GWp capacity was installed in 2011, 2012 and 2013. However, funding the FITs created an unacceptable deficit of more than €500 million in the Greek "Operator of Electricity Market" RES fund. To reduce that deficit, new regulations were introduced in August 2012 including retrospective feed-in tariffs reduction,[1] with further reductions over time.[2] These measures enabled the deficit to be erased by 2017.[3]

Auctions have replaced FITs and after stagnating since 2013, as of 2019 Greece was again installing hundreds of MWp per year.[3] By May 2022,[4] the installed capacity of Photovoltaic systems, in the interconnected grid, has reached a total installed capacity of 4199 MWp for large parks. Moreover, another 352 MWp of rooftop - photovoltaic systems with a net power output of less than 10 kWp are also installed by this date.

By April 2015, the total installed photovoltaic capacity in Greece had reached 2,442.6 MWp from which 350.5 MWp were installed on rooftops and the rest were ground mounted.[5] Greece ranks 5th worldwide with regard to per capita installed PV capacity.[3]

In 2022, solar power accounted for 12.6% of total electricity generation in Greece, up from 0.3% in 2010 and less than 0.1% in 2000.[6] The national government's 2023 National Energy & Climate Plan anticipates solar PV capacity rising from 4.8 GW in 2022 to 14.1 GW in 2030, and 34.5 GW in 2050.[7]

Installed capacity

Main articles: Solar power in the European Union and Growth of photovoltaics
Greek solar power development[8][9][10][6]
Year Capacity
(MW) 		Watts
per capita 		Electricity
generation %
2010 205 18 0.3%
2020 3,287 304 9.2%
2022 5,270 493 12.6%


List of power stations

Current

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants[11][12]
Location Capacity Description Constructed
Kozani 204 MW Park of Kozani[13] 2022
Naoussa 7+7 MW Photovoltaic plants cluster 2013
Florina 4.3 MW Florina industrial zone 2009
Volos 2 MW Photovoltaic power plant Volos 2009
Thebes 2 MW Photovoltaic power plant Thebes 2009
Koutsopodi 1.997 MW 2009
Tripoli 1.99 MW 2009
Pournari 1.25 MW 2009
Iliopenditiki 1 MW 2009
Pontoiraklia 944 kW 2009
Kythnos 100 kW 2009
Sifnos 60 kW 1998
Tavros, ILPAP Building 20 kW 2009
Ethel Station 20 kW 2009
Maroussi, Eirini metro station 20 kW 2009

Future

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants[12][14]
Location Capacity Description Constructed
Megalopoli 50 MW Park of Megalopoli –
Crete 0.48 MW Park of Atherinolakos –

See also

References

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  1. ^ New feed‐in‐tariffs for PV in Greece (Feb 2012)
  2. ^ HELAPCO: The Greek PV Market
  3. ^ a b c "Greek PV Market Investment Opportunities" (PDF). HELAPCO. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ Res and Co-gen Brief - DAPEEP - May 2022 (in Greek)
  5. ^ LAGIE: DAS Monthly Reports
  6. ^ a b "Share of electricity production from solar - Greece". Our World in Data. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  7. ^ Anu Bhambhani (2023-01-20). "Greece Targets 34.5 GW Total PV Capacity By 2050". TaiyangNews. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  8. ^ "Photovoltaic Barometer 2011". EurObserv’ER. 2010-11-28. p. 7/22. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  9. ^ "Photovoltaic Barometer 2022". EurObserv’ER. 2022-04-28. p. 2/6. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  10. ^ "Photovoltaic Barometer 2023". EurObserv’ER. 2023-05-05. p. 2/7. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  11. ^ Large-scale photovoltaic power plants located in Greece Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ a b PPC Renewables Photovoltaic Parks Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Hellenic Petroleum brings live 204-MW solar park in Greece". List.Solar. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  14. ^ PPC to develop a large photovoltaic project in Kozani Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
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