Energy ministry officials are preparing a response, this month, to a first round of questions from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition on the ministry’s support plan for prospective offshore wind farm installations in Greek marine territory.

The energy ministry had submitted its remuneration proposal, a high-level design package, for the offshore wind farm sector to Brussels in April and received an initial set of questions last month.

The plan forwarded by the energy ministry essentially describes a formula for operational aid to offshore wind farms, based on a related bill ratified last summer for the sector’s development.

Tariffs to be secured by offshore wind farm investors will be determined through competitive tendering procedures. Holders of offshore plot licenses will be eligible to participate in these tenders.

However, tariffs for pilot projects totaling 600 MW off Alexandroupoli, in the country’s northeast, are an exception, as these will be offered administratively.