Energy Ministry

Israel's authorities requested the acceleration of procedures for the implementation of the Great Sea Interconnector project (Greece-Cyprus-Israel), in the section of the Cyprus-Israel power linkup.

The director general of the Energy Ministry, representing the government of Israel, stated that this is an important priority of the Israeli government to advance the project.

The Energy Ministry may have announced heavy penalties for electricity theft, but in the draft law it has put up for public consultation, it seems they were forgotten.

The Environment and Energy Ministry has approved the environmental impact study for a new entertainment and hospitality hub in Maroussi, northern Athens, according to a decision published on Monday.

Enaon EDA, of the Italgas group, is planning for the expansion of the natural gas network to the Greek islands up to 2028.

This move has provoked the reaction of the Energy Ministry, whose goals provide for the reduction of gas in the energy mix.

The Energy Ministry is preparing emergency measures to shield the grid and avoid blackout phenomena, as it has been found that transient events such as a lightning strike or smoke from a fire could even lead to a general blackout.

A bill submitted by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) paves the way for establishing floating photovoltaics (FPV) on natural and artificial lakes as well as the country's seas.

With farmers across Greece planning more rallies and motorcades that disrupt traffic on major highways and thoroughfares in protest at rising production and operating costs, the government on Tuesday vowed to address their concerns and called for dialogue.

The Bulgarian National Assembly passed a resolution, greenlighting the potential takeover of liabilities amounting to BGN 1.6 billion from Toplofikacia Sofia, the primary district heating company in the capital city. These outstanding debts are owed to both the Bulgarian Energy Holding and state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz.

State-owned energy companies Botaş and TPAO will participate in oil and natural gas projects in foreign countries in Africa, the Caucasus region, and particularly in the Middle East, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.

The utilization of renewables and upgrading transmission infrastructure for more renewables are Türkiye's major areas of focus, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said, stressing that the country plans to invest $10 billion in the grid by 2030.