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Enel Green Power: New PV Plants Enter Service in Greece

Published on 31 Jan 2013
Enel Green Power 

January 30th, 2013 – Enel Green Power (EGP) is strengthening its position in the Greek solar power sector through the entry into service of 19 new photovoltaic plants, the last of those envisaged for the country within the framework of EGP's 2012-2016 business plan.

The new photovoltaic plants launched by EGP boast a total installed capacity of 42MW. A further 15MW has been put into service by ESSE, the equal joint venture between EGP and Sharp. Therefore, EGP total installed capacity in Greece is reaching approximately 290MW.

The first four plants—"Florina Yatsovo", "Helios",  "Axiochori" and "Vavdos"—are located in Macedonia. "Florina Yatsovo" has an installed capacity of 1.5MW and is able to generate around 2 million kWh per year. "Helios", located on the edge of central Macedonia, has an installed capacity of 6MW and is able to generate more than 8 million kWh per year. "Axiochori", with an installed capacity of 6.25MW, will be able to generate about 8 million kWh per year.  The final plant, "Vavdos", has an installed capacity of 1.37MW and an estimated output of around 2 million kWh per year.

Four plants have also been added in the region of Thrace: "Advira-Pezoula", which has an installed capacity of 2.8MW and is able to generate around 3.6 million kWh per year; "Karidia", with an installed capacity of 3.3MW and that will be able to generate about 4 million kWh per year; "Pezouliotika", with an installed capacity of 3.5MW and an estimated output of around 4.5 million kWh per year; and "Herodasos" with an installed capacity of 4MW and that will be able to generate about 5 million kWh per year.  

Two of the plants are located in southern Greece: "Farsala III", which, with an installed capacity of 0.92MW, will be able to generate more than 1 million kWh per year, and "Ekta", with an installed capacity of 2MW and an estimated output of about 2.5 million kWh per year.

The last three plants are located in Thessaly (two) and Elide (one). The first two, "Gephyria I" and "Gephyria II" boast a combined installed capacity of 3.54MW and will be able to generate about 5 million kWh. The third one, "Stroussi", with an installed capacity of 6.43MW, is expected to generate more than 9 million kWh each year.

ESSE has also launched six new PV plants for a total installed capacity exceeding 15MW. ESSE is a 50/50 joint venture between EGP and Sharp for the development of photovoltaic power in the Mediterranean region.

The first, "Zitza", located in Epirus, has an installed capacity of 2MW and is able to generate more than 2.5 million kWh each year. The second, "Kalenta", in Thrace, consists of four projects (Iasmos, Polysitos I and II, Sounio) with an installed capacity of 9.8MW and that will be able to generate about 13 million kWh per year. Finally "Kryoneri", located in western Macedonia, has an installed capacity of 3.5MW and will be able to generate around 5 million kWh per year once fully up and running.

These plants bring the solar power capacity of the Italian-Japanese JV to around 38 W to date.

The operation of both companies' new plants will result in the generation of 76 million kWh of zero emission energy, thereby avoiding the emission of more than 50,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.

 

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