Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis has announced a plan for the establishment of a National Energy Council to be given an institutional role to help shape Greece’s energy strategy and contribute decisively to better inform the state on real conditions and needs in the energy field, while also facilitating coordination in the production sector.

The plan was announced during the minister’s meeting in Athens today with energy industry officials spanning the entire sector for an overall update on energy reform developments linked to the bailout agreement.