In order to examine in depth the new electricity environment which is fast developing thanks to greater RES use, the introduction of large-scale electricity storage and the need for advanced energy management systems, IENE is convening a one-day Workshop in Athens on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The event will be conducted in person with only limited online participation by certain speakers from abroad. Speakers and panelists will come from companies and institutions actively involved in RES, battery and pumped storage, electricity networks and power electronics. Contributions are also expected from the Energy Regulator (RAE), from the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) and from the Independent Electricity Transmission Operator (IPTO).
As interest for greater renewables’ use for power generation is getting stronger across Europe leading to a growing list of applications mainly for new major solar and wind projects together with proposals for new electricity storage schemes, the need for expert management at grid and system level is becoming more apparent. Greece is a typical case in point with an extensive mainland interconnected system, and various autonomous systems on the islands, where the present total installed RES capacity of approx. 9.0 GW, excluding large hydro dams (which count for another 3.0 GW) is expected to more than double over the next 5-6 years. Moreover, the high interest for storage systems should be underlined, as approved by RAE applications have already reached some 14.3 GW capacity with none installed so far.
The fast-expanding interest for RES in Greece and the bright prospects ahead is evidenced from latest data from the Independent Energy Regulator (RAE), according to which licensed RES installations by the end of 2021 had reached some 95.0 GW. However, and as the Energy Regulator openly admitted during IENE’s annual “Energy & Development 2021” conference last December, “most likely only a small percentage of these projects will actually be implemented in the years ahead”. But even then, we are talking in terms of some 10-12 GW of new RES projects being realised by 2030.
The Workshop, which will be conducted exclusively in English, will be open to all IENE members and energy professionals involved in this area of work. The detailed Workshop programme is currently under preparation and will be announced in due course.
