Greece picks areas for 2.1 GW of offshore wind farms - report

Greece has selected five areas to accommodate 2.1 GW of offshore wind turbines in what will be the first phase of its offshore wind deployment programme, Energypress reported on Tuesday.

The specific areas are located in the north and central Aegean, as well as off Crete.

In the north, a site off Alexandroupoli has been designated as suitable to become home to pilot projects totalling 600 MW. Meanwhile, three areas close to mainland Greece and the wider Dodecanese area have been picked in the central Aegean. Each of them will accommodate a wind farm of 300 MW in size. The last location is off eastern Crete, at an area between Sitia and Xerokampos, and is planned to host a 600-MW turbine complex.

According to the report, power grid operator IPTO has prepared a report on the grid absorption potential at each site.

In August 2022, Greece adopted its first offshore wind law as it unveiled plans for the deployment of at least 2 GW of offshore wind by the end of the decade. Most of the targeted capacity will be floating wind due to the specifics of the country’s coastline.

Greece aims at having 7 GW of installed wind power capacity by 2030, of which 2 GW from offshore turbines. At end-2022, it had 4.7 GW of wind turbines in operation, all of which onshore, data by WindEurope shows.

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