Distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO has been handed a fine of 1 million euros by RAAEY, the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water, over irregularities at PV auctions offering connection terms for the networks of the Peloponnese and Crete, which, the authority noted, were caused by the operator’s failure to ensure bidders conditions of equality and transparency during the auction, held online between October 21 and 25 last year.

The operator has the right to appeal within a 30-day period of publication or notification of the decision.

The energy ministry now faces the task of needing to manage this potentially contentious issue, as investors are believed to be preparing to take legal action against the operator.