01/10/2026
The upward trend in power sector emissions continued in August, reaching 1.38 million tonnes (+7.8% compared with July), driven by increased use of lignite and fossil gas, despite the record
30/09/2026
Renewables reached a new all-time monthly high in August, at 3,312 GWh. However, wholesale market prices hit a yearly high of €133.4/MWh, driven by increased gas usage, and higher gas
28/09/2026
Nikos Mantzaris, Lead Policy Analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, spoke to Alexandros Klossas on the “Proto Proino” morning show on Parapolitika FM 90.1 about the impact of geopolitical
24/09/2026
A new analysis by The Green Tank, titled “Vertical Corridor: Gas Demand and Economic Viability,” examines whether existing and planned LNG infrastructure in Greece is needed to meet future fossil
23/09/2026
An AMNA (Athens-Macedonian News Agency) article examines Greece’s new Ministerial Decision simplifying and accelerating procedures for small self-consumption energy systems, with or without battery storage. The article features comments by Nikos
15/09/2026
Batteries are already helping to reduce the amount of renewable energy being lost in Greece, while also reducing the need for electricity generation from costly fossil gas. However, the country
10/09/2026
The Green Tank’s new analysis [in Greek], titled “Electricity exports from fossil gas: the cost to the Greek market and the climate”, quantitatively examines the impact of this additional use
09/09/2026
Nikos Mantzaris, co-founder and energy policy analyst at The Green Tank, spoke to journalist Giorgos Psaltis on SKAI Radio about electricity prices, following the Prime Minister’s commitment, announced at the
03/09/2026
In August, the highest Russian gas imports of 2026 via Sidirokastro (2.62 TWh) were recorded, while LNG imports via Amfitriti doubled (1.13 TWh). Domestic consumption remained flat at July’s levels
01/09/2026
Emissions from electricity generation rose in July to 1.28 million tons (+25.6% compared to June), mainly due to increased gas use, which also pushed the carbon intensity above 200 g
