From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece''s energy
Greece''s aspiration to become a regional gas hub has been tempered by increasingly stringent climate targets and efforts to reduce the use of natural gas as part of the
Greece''s aspiration to become a regional gas hub has been tempered by increasingly stringent climate targets and efforts to reduce the use of natural gas as part of the
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Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth Data and information about power plants in Greece plotted on an interactive map.
In recent years, the Greek energy system is characterized by: The energy sector in Greece has a higher contribution to gross value added (GVA) and employment than in most EU countries, and is poised to grow significantly in the coming years, driven by a number of significant factors:
ia Energy Comp ations Border crossingIn 2023 Greece had 25.2 GW of electricity install d generating capacity. As of 2021, Greece registered about 120 small-scale hydropower plants up to 15 MW with a total installe capacity of 247.2 MW.Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration data (2025); World Small Hydropower D
Greece has 90 utility-scale power plants in operation, with a total capacity of 14658.6 MW. This data is a derivitive set of data gathered by source mentioned below. Global Energy Observatory/Google/KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm/Enipedia/World Resources Institute/database.earth