A legislative revision reserving 2 GW in power grid capacity for the country’s prospective offshore wind farms is expected to be ratified in Greek Parliament within the next few days.

This 2-GW grid capacity reservation for electricity to be produced by offshore wind farms has been included in the revised National Energy and Climate Plan, recently forwarded to the European Commission for approval.

Deputy energy minister Alexandra Sdoukou referred to the aforementioned developments during a speech yesterday at an opening ceremony staged by Copenhagen Offshore Partners for a new office in Athens to host its Greek subsidiary.

COP, regarded as one of the world’s leading companies in the category of floating offshore wind turbines, is partnering with fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), with which Mytilineos has formed an alliance, mainly for the development of offshore wind energy projects in Greek waters.

At the event, Sdoukou highlighted the importance of the National Offshore Wind Farm Development Program, which was recently completed and presented by EDEYEP, the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company.

“We are now in a position to know the country’s potential and the first areas where wind farms will be installed,” Sdoukou noted.

Greece’s revised NECP foresees the development of offshore wind farms – both floating and fixed-foundation installations – with a total capacity of 2 GW by 2030 and 17 GW by 2050.