The energy ministry plans to boost a current 1,500-MW capacity made available to RES producers for Power Purchase Agreements with electricity suppliers or major-scale consumers as this capacity has been virtually exhausted due to robust demand. The extent of the capacity increase still remains unknown.

The large number of green investments being planned in Greece, along with medium-term electricity cost projections PPAs can offer electricity suppliers, are factors that have boosted demand for PPAs in recent months.

Demand would have been even higher if industrial consumers were not subject to a uniform ceiling on wholesale market compensation for green units.

Power grid operator IPTO is taking preliminary steps towards establishing a new priority list, expected in roughly one month.