An energy ministry multi-bill to be forwarded for consultation imminently, possibly this Friday, following numerous revisions, includes at least twenty energy-sector provisions.

These include a new legal framework for boosting grid capacity; Apollo, a 20-year RES support program envisaged to offer solar-energy output to low-income households and local government organizations; a revision facilitating a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant planned by power utility PPC at a former lignite-fired facility in Kardia, northern Greece; an SVP for floating solar farms as a pilot project, beginning with 10 MW at sea and 8 MW in lakes and reservoirs; as well as an SVP for the development of offshore wind farms, an effort overseen by EDEYEP, the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company.

The multi-bill also includes pending issues announced last year, such as a new electricity theft framework; and a revised universal electricity supply service – currently offered by the top five electricity suppliers, based on market share, as a last-resort service to non-punctual consumers who have been blacklisted by suppliers – to be limited to four months.