electricity
Energy
Greece Offers Power Subsidy to Households as Energy Price Soars
Greece announced on Friday a series of measures that would offer households subsidies to cope with soaring energy prices.
“In this unprecedented energy crisis, we will not leave anyone unprotected,” said Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas at a joint...
Greek News
Greece Records Highest Temperature in Its History in Unprecedented Heatwave
The heatwave that has been gripping Greece since last week broke the country's highest-ever temperature on Monday afternoon.
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
Greek News
Greece’s Government Under Fire Over Snowstorm Blackout
Opposition parties in Greece launched an all-out attack against the government over its handling of the chaos following the snowstorm that hit the country.
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 Electricity 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
Experts Warn Crete Will Experience Power Blackouts This Summer
Greece’s Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) sent a clear warning on Friday that Greece's largest island, Crete, will experience power blackouts in the summer unless special measures are taken.
DEDDIE sent an open letter to the Public Power Corporation, the...
Business
Power Grid Brings Greece, FYROM Together
They may be at loggerheads over the name dispute, but Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are moving closer when it comes to generating electricity.
A cross-border meeting between officials from the Greek power company ADMIE and its...
Crime
Tavern Owner Shoots at Power Supply Crew Who Came to Dismantle a Cable
The Hellenic Electiricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) reported an incident that took place at noon on Monday in the region of Ano Liosion when a man fired gunshots at the team that had arrived at his tavern to dismantle...
Business
PPC Management Meets Greek MEPs on Free CO2 Emission Certificates
Public Power Corporation's (PPC) management expressed the company's demand for free emission certificates of carbon dioxide to Greece as of 2016 at a meeting with Greek MEPs who were also briefed on the company's positions regarding the liberalization of...