Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the inauguration of Hellenic Petroleum’s (HELPE) photovoltaic park in the city of Kozani, northern Greece, on Wednesday, ANA reports.
HELPE’s 204 MW photovoltaic park is the largest Renewable Energy Sources (RES) unit in the Southeast Mediterranean region and one of the biggest in Europe.
Speaking at the event, the premier noted that “Greece’s energy policy must be flexible, bearing in mind the current situation.” It is, therefore, sensible, he elaborated, “to want to increase lignite-based energy production over the next two years, upping lignite mining by 50 pct, so as to reduce dependency on natural gas.” In this context, he added, the Public Power Company’s (PPC) new unit Ptolemaida 5 will operate as a lignite unit through 2028, and if necessary, so will other units such as Meliti or Agios Dimitrios 5.
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