Electricity market

Commission to investigate PPC for potential breach of EU antitrust policy

The European Commission informed the Greek electricity provider Public Power Corporation (PPC) on Wednesday of its preliminary view that PPC has breached EU antitrust policy by selling electricity in the Greek wholesale market below cost, thereby excluding its main rivals.

Smart meters to launch on Jan 1

Special tariffs will come into effect on January 1 for consumers who use smart meters for electricity consumption, designed by electricity suppliers in compliance with the decisions of the Ministry of Environment and Energy for the new framework that will determine retail electricity as of 2024.

Expensive MWh, cheap KWh

Greece was among the cheapest markets in Europe in terms of the price of electricity paid by households in the fourth quarter of 2022, while in the same period it had the most expensive wholesale markets. 

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