Solar power in Greece

Development of solar power in Greece started in 2006 and installations of photovoltaic systems skyrocketed from 2009 because of the appealing feed-in tariffs introduced and the corresponding regulations for domestic applications of rooftop solar PV. However, this mechanism overheated the market creating a big deficit of more than 500 million euros in the Greek "Operator of Electricity Market". Because that boom in the market couldn't be sustained, since August 2012, new regulations have been introduced including retrospective feed-in tariffs reduction[1], with further reductions over time.[2]

Further development of solar power has been proposed as a way of getting Greece out of debt. Greece has proposed the largest solar power plant to date anywhere in the world. With 3,000–10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, Project Helios would be built in sections and in locations still to be determined.[3]

By April 2015, the total installed photovoltaic capacity in Greece had reached 2,442.6 MWp from which 350.5 MWp were installed on rooftops and the rest were ground mounted.[4] A big fraction of these installations, namely 987.2 MWp were installed in the period between January–September 2013 despite the unprecedented financial crisis.[5] Greece ranks 5th worldwide with regard to per capita installed PV capacity. It is expected that PV produced energy will cover up to 7% of the country's electricity demand in 2014.[6]

Photovoltaic

Current

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants[7][8]
Power Location Description Constructed
7+7 MWNaoussaPhotovoltaic plants cluster2013
4.3 MWFlorinaFlorina industrial zone2009
2 MWVolosPhotovoltaic power plant Volos2009
2 MWThebesPhotovoltaic power plant Thebes2009
1.997 MWKoutsopodi2009
1.99 MWTripoli2009
1.25 MWPournari2009
1 MWIliopenditiki2009
944 kWPontoiraklia2009
100 kWKythnos2009
60 kWSifnos1998
20 kWTavros, ILPAP Building2009
20 kWEthel Station2009
20 kWMaroussi, Eirini station2009

Future

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants[9][10]
Power Location Description Constructed
200–300 MWKozaniPark of Kozani–
50 MWMegalopoliPark of Megalopoli–
0.48 MWCretePark of Atherinolakos–

Deployment in watts per capita

European PV growth in 'watts per capita' since 1992
  <0.1, n/a
  0.1-1
  1-10
  10-50
  50-100
  100-150
  150-200
  200-300
  300-450
Worldwide photovoltaic deployment in watts per capita by country

See also

References

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