Oct 21, 2022 · Rooftop photovoltaic panels combined with power storage will be subsidized by the state to up to 60% of their cost, an Energy Ministry official
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November 2023, Greece submitted its NECP with more ambitious and updated targets for renewables and solar: 23.5 GW for all forms of renewables, from which 13.4 GW came from solar power capacity. However, there is no roadmap or strategy at this time in regards to rooftop solar PV in particular.
Rooftop photovoltaic panels combined with power storage will be subsidized by the state to up to 60% of their cost, an Energy Ministry official told the Renewable and Storage Forum on Thursday. Subsidies are for units up to 10 kilowatts, with the program’s details to be unveiled for a period of public consultation within the next two weeks.
Two more rooftop PV subsidy programs are expected, one for businesses and one for industries, with total funds for the sector expected to surpass EUR 700 million and potentially reach EUR 1 billion. The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy issued a public call for its EUR 238 million subsidy program for rooftop photovoltaics.
Currently, probably the main reason that impedes solar development and that makes administrative procedures long and burdensome in Greece, including rooftop solar, is grid availability. In many areas, applications for solar rooftop PV are being rejected due to lack of electricity grid capacity.
However, there is no roadmap or strategy at this time in regards to rooftop solar PV in particular. Incentives for renewable energy projects include feed-in tariffs, feed-in premiums, and financial support for self-consumption projects such as net metering and virtual net metering.
Minister Kostas Skrekas said the Rooftop Solar program is a decisive step towards energy democracy, arguing that thousands of households and farmers would acquire energy autonomy, producing and storing their own green energy.
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