Strategic energy deal with Israel further upgrades relations
ENERGY PACT

Greece and Israel signed a strategic energy agreement on Monday, further upgrading their bilateral economic and political relations amid escalating uncertainty in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkish claims and aspirations in the region.


Mixed views in Cyprus on GSI deal
ENERGY INTERCONNECTION

Reactions are mixed in Nicosia about the reported agreement between Greek grid operator ADMIE and French fund Meridiam.


What happens when Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stops?
EXPLAINER

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry.


Arrears of ‘energy tourists’
ELECTRICITY

Dues totaling 1.5 billion euros are what consumers changing providers have left in the electricity market. The largest percentage corresponds to unpaid debts of consumers who abuse the right to free movement provided for in the Electricity Supply Code.



Helleniq Energy plans for development of Elpedison
ECONOMY

After acquiring 100% of Elpedison’s share capital, the management of Helleniq Energy estimates that it will be able to dynamically develop the company, achieve significant synergies in the management of the electricity and natural gas production and trading units, and reflect this value on its balance sheet, the listed company’s CEO said on Thursday.



Cyprus power link tangled in Gordian knot
ENERGY

The ambitious Great Sea Interconnector, designed to link Greece and Cyprus through an undersea electricity cable, is mired in geopolitical tensions and bureaucratic delays, raising questions about its future viability.

Italgas to invest €1 billion in Greece’s gas network
ENERGY

Italgas, which two years ago acquired DEPA Infrastructure and renamed Greece’s gas grid company Enaon, announced this week it is preparing a total investment of 1 billion euros in Greece as part of the group’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan.


Power subsidy set at just 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour
ELECTRICITY

The increase in wholesale electricity rates has largely been absorbed this month by major power suppliers, including market leaders Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Protergia. As a result, the Energy Ministry announced on Friday a minimal subsidy for electricity bills, amounting to 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, covering nine out of 10 households in Greece for December.

Blue is now in rates fashion
ELECTRICITY

Almost a year after the introduction in the electricity market of “colored” rates and the dominance of the “green” special tariff – imposed by law to prevent another fiasco such as that with the “adjustment clause” – more and more consumers are now choosing the “blue” fixed tariffs.