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Montel News features comments by Nikos Mantzaris on the surge in renewable energy curtailments
Montel News featured comments by Nikos Mantzaris, policy analyst and co-founder at The Green Tank, on the sharp rise in renewable energy curtailments in Greece during 2025.
Trends in electricity production – September 2025
Renewable energy sources (RES) took the lead in electricity generation in September 2025, with 2,464 GWh, although this represented a 16.5% decrease compared to August. Gas generation also fell to 1,719 GWh, while lignite increased (104 GWh, +39.7%). The average wholesale market price reached €92.75/MWh, up 26.8% compared to August. In the first nine months of 2025, gas generation set a record at 17,183 GWh, and exports also hit a record of 1,687 GWh. RES Curtailments reached historically high levels at 1,785 GWh for the nine-month period—more than double the amount for the same period in 2024—while lignite dropped to a historic low.
Revision of ETS2: an opportunity or a setback for the European Green Deal?
In a letter addressed to 19 Environment Ministers, Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra announced on 21 October 2025 the European Commission’s intention to amend the rules governing the Market Stability Reserve (MSR). The 19 Ministers had co-signed a joint non-paper in June on price uncertainties in the new Emissions Trading System for buildings and road transport (ETS2).
