Greece among the largest electricity exporters in the EU

Deputy Environment and Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos said connected Tuesday that successful the year’s archetypal 4th Greece was among the largest exporters of energy successful Europe, pursuing France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany.

That’s successful stark opposition to 2019 when the state was 1 of the largest importers. These exports are chiefly attributed to wind powerfulness production.

During the aforesaid period, Greece maintained little wholesale prices compared to Central and Southeast Europe.

Speaking astatine the Power and Gas Supply Forum, Tsafos added that “at present, we bash not observe wholesale energy prices that would warrant raising alarm astatine the retail level.

In earthy gas, planetary prices are presently fluctuating successful the scope of €45-50 per megawatt-hour, broadly successful enactment with the levels recorded during the winter of 2024-2025 (compared to astir €250/MWh astatine the highest of the vigor crisis).”

He besides noted that the crushed planetary earthy state prices person not returned to the levels seen successful '22 is that Asian countries are not competing with the EU for LNG cargo, alternatively turning to ember to conscionable their vigor needs.