Renewable energy policy
Virtual net metering program for businesses on the way
A special program to boost energy efficiency, which will include "virtual net metering" for businesses, amounting to 1.259 billion euros of public spending, is coming within the year.
Gov’t mulls 25 pct electricity discount for businesses
The Turkish government is working on arrangements to reduce electricity bills some 25 percent for businesses, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez has said.
"A multiple-grade tariff will be brought for small businesses. A discount of 25 percent is being considered for the low-consumption grade," he told a private broadcaster on Feb. 17.
Authorities finalizing work on electricity prices
Authorities are putting the final touches on work to ease the burden of electricity bills on households and businesses.
Government officials are devising a plan with different options, expected to be submitted to the cabinet soon.
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Energy: How much subsidies lowered bills
Much of the electricity price hikes have been avoided by consumers, with subsidies starting last September and - according to assurances by Environment and Energy Minister Costas Skrekas, they will be maintained for as long as the energy crisis lasts.
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Minister to meet with electricity distributors
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez will meet with representatives of electricity distribution companies in the afternoon today.
The main topic of the meeting will be investments that should be made to protect households against disruptions caused by natural disasters.
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Energy subsidies: Athens among European cities with the cheapest kilowatt hour
Electricity and gas prices in Greece are much lower than the European average, despite the large increases borne by households.
Government weighing options to ease electricity costs
The government is currently weighing several options to lower the electricity costs of households and businesses.
At the start of the year, a gradual tariff was introduced for households' consumption and the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) set the limit in the two-stage electricity billing system as 150 kilowatt-hours.
GR-eco Islands: Halki is just the beginning!
On Friday, November 5, the Prime Minister inaugurated in Halki the project concerning the first island of the national initiative GR-eco Islands, which aims to transform the islands of Greece into models of green economy, energy self-sufficiency, digital innovations and sustainable mobility.
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Nagy-Bege (ANRE): Gov't's measures cover almost all electricity consumers, half natural gas consumers
The mechanism for compensating household energy bills announced by the government covers almost all electricity consumers nationwide and over half of the natural gas consumers, the vice-president of the National Regulatory Authority in the Energy Area (ANRE), Zoltan Nagy-Bege, said on Wednesday.
Electrical energy consumption of population up by 8.3 pct in first six months
The final electrical energy consumption rose by 7 pct in the first six months of this year, compared to the similar period of last year, on the backdrop of an 8.3 pct increase in the consumption of the population, according to data from the National Institute for Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.