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Greek investment soars

An array of new investment plans were announced in Greece in May, ranging from mega PV projects to battery and electric vehicle production, as well as a move to smart green islands. pv magazine explores the state of these investments and links them to the country’s general policy frameworks – most notably, Greece’s master plan to boost green investments in former lignite regions and establish a new type of economy.

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Ilias Tsagas

07 Jun 2021

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There is no doubt that Greece’s flagship project in the post-lignite era is the development of 3 GW of solar PV capacity in former coal mines from state-owned Public Power Corp. (PPC). Of this, a massive 2 GW solar farm is expected to be built in Ptolemaida, northern Greece, and a 1 GW installation …

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