A 120 million-euro support program to fully subsidize municipalities for PV installations intended to supply low-cost electricity to low-income households now appears set to be carried out, two years after first being announced.

The initiative, legislated a year ago, is expected to offer low-cost, even zero-cost electricity to approximately 30,000 low-income households.

According to sources, the energy ministry is now preparing the support program’s terms and conditions.

Municipalities will need to have either established energy communities or be members of energy communities, which will assume net-metering activities for low-income households.

In addition, municipalities will be permitted to install PVs at vacant spaces within their boundaries, or roof-mounted PV systems at buildings under their control, including public buildings and schools.

A tender for this subsidy program could be announced in early autumn, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis may announce further details during his speech at the upcoming annual Thessaloniki International Fair, scheduled to take place September 9 to 17 this year.

Energy minister Theodoros Skylakakis recently announced a government decision to offer energy-cost support to low-income households. The support program for municipalities could be incorporated into this government initiative.