The country is now planning to scale up its grid-connected battery capacity significantly over the next five years. This includes both utility-scale and co-located storage projects, supported by a blend of public funding, auction mechanisms, and new merchant business models. . Energy storage is crucial for system stabilisation and renewable integration as Greece accelerates its clean energy transformation. Storage solutions are essential to regulating intermittency and boosting energy system flexibility as the nation aims to generate 80% of electricity from renewables by. . This article highlights key steps recently taken by the Greek State as regards the legal/regulatory framework and appropriate State aid schemes, to kickstart electricity storage activity and allow for an ef cient and timely development of facilities. Currently there are four (4) storage plants. . Even though electricity storage is recognized as a prerequisite for the decarbonization of the power sector, the development of storage facilities is still facing legal/regulatory barriers and investment feasibility concerns. So far, Greece has provided support to 900 MW of standalone storage projects under three previous auctions. The new plan, prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, calls for. . Trina Storage, the energy storage arm of Trinasolar, has signed its first energy storage project in Greece with PPC Renewables, marking a major milestone for the company's expansion into Southeastern Europe. The 50 MW / 200 MWh Amyntaio project in Western Macedonia is one of the biggest BESS. . Presenting to the Special Standing Committee on Environmental Protection of the Hellenic Parliament on June 25, 2025, Nikos Mantzaris, policy analyst and co-founder of The Green Tank, highlighted Greece's remarkable progress in renewable energy (RES) and the urgent need to scale up storage. .
