THE NEW LAW FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN GREECE AND MEASURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS IN THE COUNTRY

摘要

An overview of the New Law 3468 for RES and HE-CHP which is now in effect in Greece is presented in this paper. The Law includes all RES and the essential new legislative and regulatory framework is explained, with details on PV applications. Compensation for energy producers is based on a FiT model, with generous pricing for PV systems in the range {Eur}(0.4-0.5)/kWh. The procedures to issue the necessary licences and permits are presented, together with the timetable of activities. Specific measures for energy guarantees of origin, installations' register, coordination and promotion mechanisms and reporting of activities on the National level are presented. The signs of a considerable PV market expansion are already noticed in Greece, especially for medium and large scale systems.