The energy sector’s market operators are confident the country faces no energy insufficiency issues going into summer, their optimistic outlook shaped by satisfactory hydropower station reservoir levels, maintained at last year’s levels, ample lignite stockpiles, as well as a bigger-than-ever addition of new RES units to the grid this year.

Moreover, the Mytilineos group and power utility PPC plan to fully launch new power stations over the next couple of months, to result in an extra capacity of 1,500 MW.

At a meeting yesterday, market operators informed RAAEY, the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water, of their positive outlook for summer, after having already updated the caretaker government’s energy minister Pantelis Kapros.

Hydropower station capacity currently stands at 2,800 MW, RES unit additions offer 1 GW, lignite stockpiles exceed 3 million tons, while the 1,500 MW to be offered by the imminent arrival of the Mytilineos group and PPC power stations will further reinforce the country’s energy sufficiency.

Market operators and RAAEY held yesterday’s meeting to discuss moves already made, outstanding action still needed to fully protect the grid going into summer, and to resolve any pending energy-related issues concerning the Greek islands, where demand multiplies due to tourism activity.