Nikos Mantzaris explained the causes and solutions to the high electricity price crisis in South-Eastern Europe
August recorded the second highest Russian gas imports in Greece ever (3.64 TWh), just one month after the historic high of July (3.69 TWh).
A new report by The Green Tank finds that over the past 1.5 year, meeting domestic demand has never required more thermal power plant capacity than that currently available by
“Yes” to energy storage with clear targets, “no” to waste burning in lignite areas and the weakening of self-production.
The impact of Ukraine’s energy crisis and the astronomically priced exports from Greek thermal plants.
In the first seven months of 2024, Greece had the cleanest electricity production mix (267 g CO2/kWh) compared to the same period of the last ten years.
In July 2024, Greece achieved a record monthly production of 2,639 GWh from renewable energy sources, while also seeing the second highest monthly production from fossil gas in the last
Nikos Mantzaris’ proposals to address the issue of green energy curtailments in a report by Energygame.gr.
Greece was more dependent than ever on Russian gas via pipeline in July 2024, with an all-time high of monthly imports (3.69 TWh).
Article by Nikos Mantzaris in Energypress.










