Energy
Economy
Volkswagen to Transform Greek Island Astypalaia into Green Energy Hub
Astypalaia, aided by a major investment from Volkswagen, will soon become the Mediterranean's first and only green energy hub.
Energy
Eight People Injured in Alcohol Distillery Explosion in Central Greece
An explosion at an alcohol distillery near Larissa, central Greece, has left at least eight people injured on Friday.
Business
Interconnector Gas Pipeline Between Greece, Bulgaria Delayed
The Interconnector, or IGB, the proposed gas pipeline between Bulgaria and Greece, has been delayed until June of 2022.
Energy
Greece To Sign Energy Treaty With North Macedonia
Greece is expected to sign its latest energy deal in early May, this time with the neighboring Northern Macedonia.
Energy
Turkey Vows to Resume Eastern Mediterranean Drilling “Soon”
Turkey will “soon” resume its seismic and drilling activities under the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Fatih Donmez, its Energy Minister.
Energy
Crete Connects to Electrical Grid of Mainland Greece
Greece announced on Thursday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese
Business
Floating Solar Power Arrays To Be Based off Greece and Cyprus
Ocean Sun announced it signed an agreement with Greece’s MP Quantum Group (MP) to develop floating solar power arrays in Greece and Cyprus.
Energy
Tilos, Greece’s First Energy-Self-Sufficient Island
The Greek island of Tilos in the Dodecanese has become the first in the entire Mediterranean to become fully self-sufficient in energy.
Energy
Mt. Athos Monastic Community to Use 100% Renewable Energy
Greece's ancient monastic community of Mt. Athos will soon begin receiving its electricity from solar panels.
Energy
Erdogan, Putin Inaugurate Construction of Nuclear Reactor in Turkey
Erdogan and Putin remotely inaugurated the construction of a third nuclear reactor at the Akkuyu power plant in southern Turkey Wednesday.
Energy
Greece, Israel, Cyprus to Link Powergrids via Undersea Cable
Greece Israel and Cyprus signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest underwater power cable to link their electrical grids.
Energy
Major Power Disruption in Southeast Europe, Greece Not Affected
A major disruption in the electric power transmission system of Southeastern Europe occurred on Friday afternoon, Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) announced late on Friday night.
This outage had, as a result, the separation of the system of Southeastern...
Energy
Crete Connects to Mainland Greece’s Power Supply
Greece announced on Wednesday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese which will provide the island with a cheaper and more secure energy supply.
The mammoth project included laying two new submarine cables...
Economy
PM Mitsotakis Meets with US Energy Secretary on Greece — US Cooperation
The spheres of Greece-US energy cooperation and US investments in Greece dominated a meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette in Athens on Thursday.
Meeting for the first time, at the Greek Prime Minister's...
Economy
Five Greek Islands Considered At Risk Due to Wind Farm Construction
The organization Europa Nostra announced on Thursday that they have symbolically placed five Greek islands on their list of endangered cultural heritage sites because of what they consider the risk of their landscapes being destroyed by the construction of...