Discover the investor rush for Greece''s 4.7 GW battery storage units as the government releases its ministerial decision. Learn about the opportunities and challenges
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Greece''s first energy storage tender took place last year. It awarded 12 energy storage projects, or 411,79 ΜW of capacity, with an average price of €49,748/MW per year.
The guarantee is set at EUR 200,000 per MW for the transmission grid and EUR 50,000 per MW for the distribution grid. The ministry has also set a specific timeframe for the completion of projects.
Greece has allocated almost 200 MW of capacity in its third tender for battery energy storage systems (BESS), the last edition in its programme seeking to boost the technology''s wider adoption.
The Greek authorities have awarded 300 MW of new battery storage capacity in its second energy storage tender. The 11 winning projects range in size from 8.875 MW/17.75 MWh to 49.9 MW/100 MWh.
Currently there is a growing interest for investments in storage facilities in Greece. Licensed projects mostly consist of Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS), either stand-alone or integrated in PVs, as well as PHS facilities .
Considering the energy arbitrage and flexibility needs of the Greek power system, a mix of short (~2 MWh/MW) and longer (>6 MWh/MW) duration storages has been identified as optimal. In the short run, storage is primarily needed for balancing services and to a smaller degree for limited energy arbitrage.
This second auction comes after the initial round of auctions in August 2023, when 12 projects totaling 411 MW were awarded at an average annual cost of €49.748 per MW. Another round is planned for April 2025, with the goal of allocating an additional 300 MW. These tenders are part of the country’s 1 GW energy storage auction program.
Currently there are four (4) storage plants operating in Greece, two open-loop pumped-hydro storage (PHS) stations in the mainland (700 ΜW in total) and two small hybrid RES-storage stations in non-interconnected islands (just 3 MW).
The long term business case for storage will be supported by increasing interconnection, opening ancillary services and Greece’s accession to the market coupling platforms, but until then, public funding is required to kickstart investment. Funding was first announced in 2021 as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
