Solar power in Greece
# Solar power in Greece

Development of solar power in Greece started in 2006 and installations of photovoltaic systems skyrocketed from 2009 because of the appealing feed-in tariffs introduced and the corresponding regulations for domestic applications of rooftop solar PV. In 2019, 90% of the around 2.5 GWp capacity was installed in 2011, 2012 and 2013. However, funding the FITs created an unacceptable deficit of more than €500 million in the Greek "Operator of Electricity Market" RES fund. To reduce that deficit, new regulations were introduced in August 2012 including retrospective feed-in tariffs reduction, with further reductions over time. These measures enabled the deficit to be erased by 2017.

Auctions have replaced FITs and after stagnating since 2013, as of 2019 Greece was again installing hundreds of MWp per year. By May 2022, the installed capacity of Photovoltaic systems, in the interconnected grid, has reached a total installed capacity of 4199 MWp for large parks. Moreover, another 352 MWp of rooftop - photovoltaic systems with a net power output of less than 10 kWp are also installed by this date.

By April 2015, the total installed photovoltaic capacity in Greece had reached 2,442.6 $MW_p$ from which 350.5 $MW_p$ were installed on rooftops and the rest were ground mounted. Greece ranks 5th worldwide with regard to per capita installed PV capacity.

In 2022, solar power accounted for 12.6% of total electricity generation in Greece, up from 0.3% in 2010 and less than 0.1% in 2000. The national government's 2023 National Energy & Climate Plan anticipates solar PV capacity rising from 4.8 GW in 2022 to 14.1 GW in 2030, and 34.5 GW in 2050.

## Installed capacity

Greek solar power development :

| Year | Capacity (MW) | Watts per capita | Electricity generation % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 205 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,287 | 304 | 9.2% |
| 2022 | 5,270 | 493 | 12.6% |

## List of power stations

### Current

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants :

| Location | Capacity | Description | Constructed |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kozani | 204 MW | Park of Kozani | 2022 |
| Naoussa | 7+7 MW | Photovoltaic plants cluster | 2013 |
| Florina | 4.3 MW | Florina industrial zone | 2009 |
| Volos | 2 MW | Photovoltaic power plant Volos | 2009 |
| Thebes | 2 MW | Photovoltaic power plant Thebes | 2009 |
| Koutsopodi | 1.997 MW | | 2009 |
| Tripoli | 1.99 MW | | 2009 |
| Pournari | 1.25 MW | | 2009 |
| Iliopenditiki | 1 MW | | 2009 |
| Pontoiraklia | 944 kW | | 2009 |
| Kythnos | 100 kW | | 2009 |
| Sifnos | 60 kW | | 1998 |
| Tavros, ILPAP Building | 20 kW | | 2009 |
| Ethel Station | 20 kW | | 2009 |
| Maroussi, Eirini metro station | 20 kW | | 2009 |

### Future

Greece's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants :

| Location | Capacity | Description | Constructed |
| - | - | - | - |
| Megalopoli | 50 MW | Park of Megalopoli | – |
| Crete | 0.48 MW | Park of Atherinolakos | – |
