New problems will soon be seen for Greek citizens due to repeated 48-hour strikes by workers from DEH, the Greek electricity company. It is demanding that the government withdraw from the Mid-Term Economic Programme, calling for the sell-off of a further 17% of the company, still state-owned, to private bodies.
The Hellenic Transmission System Operator estimates that the demand would be around 6500MW, considering that there would be no problem on Tuesday, as the PPC and private capacity exceeds 10,000MW, while power imports increase the capacity further.
The Greek press reports that during a meeting with GENOP (the union of the company’s workers), the new Finance Minister and Vice President of the government, Evaghelos Venizelos, implied that there was some possibility of small changes to the privatization programme. However, GENOP leader, N. Fotopoulos claimed that the government hasn’t changed its stance and therefore there is no reason to suspend its actions.
According to GENOP sources, Venizelos had claimed that he hadn’t ruled out the possibility of changes in the privatization of a 17% stake in PPC.
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