What percentage of Greece's electricity is renewable?

Renewable energy in Greece accounted for 29 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 2021. By 2030, renewables are expected to have a capacity of 28GW, and exceed 61 percent of Greece's electricity consumption. This is a significant increase from 8% of the country's total energy consumption in 2008.

How is Greece making progress on its energy transition?

Greece is making progress on its energy transition, including implementing reforms to standardise and simplify licensing procedures for renewable projects and investigating options for offshore wind.

What are Greece's energy and climate policies?

Greece’s energy and climate policies are centred on achieving net zero emissions by 2050 while ensuring energy security, improving economic competitiveness and protecting vulnerable consumers.

Does Greece have a good energy policy?

Greece has also made strong progress on renewable energy, which covered 20% of its total final energy consumption in 2021. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Greece is reducing its reliance on Russian energy imports and ensuring secure access to energy by diversifying its supply and increasing domestic energy production.

How much electricity does Greece produce in 2022?

As of 2022, electricity generation in Greece stood at 53 terawatt hours of electricity, making the country rank 15th in electricity production in Europe. Discover all statistics and data on Electricity in Greece now on statista.com!

Are fossil fuels still a major energy source in Greece?

However, fossil fuels are still the dominant energy source in Greece, and strong efforts are needed to reduce fossil fuel demand in line with GHG emissions targets. From 2010 to 2021, the share of fossil fuels in energy supply fell from 90% to 82% of total energy supply (compared to an IEA average of 78% in 2020).