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    In the first half of the year, Greece added 287MW of grid-connected wind power capacity

    • Last Update: 2023-01-03
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    New statistics show that Greece added 287.
    3 MW of grid-connected wind power capacity in the first half of 2020, bringing its cumulative installed capacity to 3,884 MW
    .

    According to data released by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN), the country's wind turbine capacity has increased by 8% since the end of December 2019, with 110 machines
    commissioned between January and June.
    Panagiotis Ladakakos, president of ELETAEN, commented that this growth has been achieved in a "volatile and complex regulatory environment" that has been further suppressed
    by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    "But this success should not obscure the problem: there is still a lot of work to be done
    to meet the country's energy and climate goals," he added.

    Of the 3,884 MW fleet, 299.
    7 MW were installed on the island and 3,584 MW on mainland Greece
    .
    Central Greece has 1,484.
    9 MW, accounting for 38%
    of the total.
    The Peloponnese and East Macedonia-Thrace have an installed capacity of 619.
    2 MW and 481.
    2 MW,
    respectively.

    In terms of ownership, the largest owner of installed capacity is household utility Terna Energy with 585.
    9 MW with 15.
    1% share, followed by construction group Ellaktor SA with 482.
    3 MW and Italy's Enel Green Power with 353.
    7 MW
    .

    In terms of the country's cumulative power generation, Denmark's Vestas Wind Power System is the preferred turbine supplier with a market share of 46.
    3%, and in the first half of the year alone, Vestas added 141.
    6 MW of wind turbines, followed by Germany's Enercon with an installed rate of 120.
    2 MW, accounting for 41.
    8%.

    New statistics show that Greece added 287.
    3 MW of grid-connected wind power capacity in the first half of 2020, bringing its cumulative installed capacity to 3,884 MW
    .

    Wind power

    According to data released by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN), the country's wind turbine capacity has increased by 8% since the end of December 2019, with 110 machines
    commissioned between January and June.
    Panagiotis Ladakakos, president of ELETAEN, commented that this growth has been achieved in a "volatile and complex regulatory environment" that has been further suppressed
    by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    "But this success should not obscure the problem: there is still a lot of work to be done
    to meet the country's energy and climate goals," he added.

    Of the 3,884 MW fleet, 299.
    7 MW were installed on the island and 3,584 MW on mainland Greece
    .
    Central Greece has 1,484.
    9 MW, accounting for 38%
    of the total.
    The Peloponnese and East Macedonia-Thrace have an installed capacity of 619.
    2 MW and 481.
    2 MW,
    respectively.

    In terms of ownership, the largest owner of installed capacity is household utility Terna Energy with 585.
    9 MW with 15.
    1% share, followed by construction group Ellaktor SA with 482.
    3 MW and Italy's Enel Green Power with 353.
    7 MW
    .

    In terms of the country's cumulative power generation, Denmark's Vestas Wind Power System is the preferred turbine supplier with a market share of 46.
    3%, and in the first half of the year alone, Vestas added 141.
    6 MW of wind turbines, followed by Germany's Enercon with an installed rate of 120.
    2 MW, accounting for 41.
    8%.

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