Greece grid-connected 287.3 MW of wind farms in the first half of 2020, bringing its cumulative installed capacity to 3,884 MW, new statistics show.
According to data released by the Hellenic Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN), the country’s wind turbine capacity has expanded by 8% from end-December 2019 with the commissioning of 110 machines in January-June. This increase was achieved in a “volatile and complex regulatory environment” that was further dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic, commented ELETAEN’s president Panagiotis Ladakakos. "But this success should not overshadow the problems: much remains to be done to achieve the country's energy and climate goals,” he added.
Of the 3,884 MW fleet, 299.7 MW of capacity is installed on islands and 3,584 MW on the mainland. Central Greece is home to 1,484.9 MW or 38% of this total. Installations in Peloponnese and Eastern Macedonia-Thrace stand at 619.2 MW and 481.2 MW, respectively.
In terms of ownership, the list of the largest owners of installed capacity is headed by domestic utility Terna Energy SA (ATH:TENERGY) with 585.9 MW that gives it a 15.1% share, followed by construction group Ellaktor SA (ATH:ELLAKTOR) with 482.3 MW. Italy’s Enel Green Power takes the third spot with 353.7 MW.
Looking at the country's cumulative capacity, Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) is the preferred turbine supplier with a 46.3% market share. In the first half alone, it added 141.6 MW of machines that gave it a 49.2% share, followed by Germany’s Enercon with 41.8% with 120.2 MW installed.
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