A set of rules proposed by power grid operator IPTO on RES unit injection cuts concerning the Greek electricity system deviates from European regulations and practices followed in other European countries, according to ESIAPE, the Greek Association of Renewable Energy Source Electricity Producers.

Expressing its views in related consultation staged by RAAEY, the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water, ESIAPE noted that Greece’s regulatory framework does not provide for any compensation when RES unit grid injection cuts are ordered, which runs contrary to regulations and practices followed by other European countries.

The current regulatory framework in Greece creates conditions that lead to potential distortions of competition, ESIAPE noted.

In its intervention, ESIAPE offered, as a comparison, detailed presentations of practices followed by five other European countries – France, Germany, UK, Spain and Italy – all offering compensation for RES unit grid injection cuts, when requested by authorities, to prevent grid overloading.