The year 2017 was the second best year for investments in windpower parks after 2011, Hellenic Scientific Association of Wind Energy (ELETAEN) said in a report released on Monday, according to ANA.
More specifically, a total of 282 MW were added in the windpower capacity of the country totaling 2,651.6 MW, 12 pct higher compared with 2016, of which 2,329.9 MW were installed in the interconnected system and the remaining 321.7 MW in the non-interconnected islands.
In 2017, the first windpower tourbines were installed in Epirus Region (2.4 MW), with Central Greece remaining at the top of windpower capacity (877.85 MW or 33.1 pct market share), followed by Peloponese (502.8 MW (18.9 pct) and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace with 335.45 MW (12.6 pct).
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