Greece’s coal exit accelerates from 2028 to 2026
June 10, 2024 2:16 pmGreek utility PPC plans to shut down remaining coal operations by 2026, effectively moving Greece’s coal exit forward by two years.
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Greece’s renewable energy surge sparks record low coal use
June 10, 2024 1:11 pmThe expansion of renewable energy is driving coal out of Greece, with coal output plummeting to a record low of 50 GWh in May 2024 - more than three times lower than the previous record.
HELLENIC HOPE: RAPID SOLAR BUILD-OUT TRANSFORMS GREECE’S COAL-LADEN VALLEY OF TEARS [video]
August 3, 2022 3:14 pmOur new documentary video “Hope Beyond Coal in Greece’s Valley of Tears” vividly illustrates the challenge, promise and potential of […]
Hellenic hope: rapid solar build-out transforms Greece’s coal-laden Valley of Tears
July 27, 2022 11:17 amInaugurated in April 2022, the 204MW Kozani solar park, built adjacent to several lignite mines, is the largest utility-scale solar farm in southeastern Europe. The first of a planned 3GW of solar power to be built in the country’s lignite regions, it represents just the beginning of Greece’s ongoing massive expansion of solar generation capacity.
Greece Lignite Addiction Wreaks Havoc on Rural Communities
November 14, 2019 1:22 pmFor decades, Anargyroi’s residents have had to look on as, one by one, the region’s villages are consumed by the […]
Greece’s PPC decides to shut existing plants by 2023
January 14, 2020 2:36 pmPPC has decided to retire all of its 6 existing coal plants by 2023, effectively meaning that Greece’s 2028 coal […]
New Greek power plant cancelled in major NGO court win
January 13, 2020 5:06 pmA major Greek court ruling has put the final nail in the coffin for planned power plant Meliti II. The […]
Greece and Hungary to phase out coal-fired electricity
September 24, 2019 12:03 pmThe Greek Prime Minister and Hungarian President have just announced that they will phase out all coal-powered electricity production by 2028 and 2030.
To Vima – Τη ματαίωση της πώλησης των λιγνιτών της ΔΕΗ ζητούν οργανώσεις σε Ευρώπη και Ελλάδα
January 28, 2019 3:25 pmEuropean and Greek NGOs ask for canceling PPC’s lignite sale