Thursday 20 November 2025
Session 1
As Europe moves toward an integrated clean energy system, Greece is emerging as more than just a fast-growing renewables market—it’s positioning itself as a key regional energy hub. With abundant solar and wind resources, rising export capacity, and strategic interconnection projects in development, the country has the potential to become a vital link between the Balkans, the Mediterranean, and Central Europe. This panel explores the strategic importance of interconnectivity—not only for stabilizing variable renewable generation, but for unlocking new trade opportunities, regional cooperation, and shared resilience. How can Greece fully capitalize on its geographic and resource advantages? And what will it take to turn interconnection into investment, innovation, and influence?
This keynote presents the authoritative figures on solar PV and energy storage deployment in Greece. Based on HELAPCO's latest data and forecasts, this presentation offers a comprehensive overview of installed capacity, upcoming projects, and annual targets through 2030—setting the stage for informed discussion throughout the day.
Stelios Psomas
HELAPCO - Hellenic Association of PV Companies
In this interactive panel, leading investors, developers, and IPPs come together to debate the real-world impact of Greece’s evolving policy and regulatory landscape. From licensing reforms and grid access rules to the implications of the €1 billion storage subsidy scheme, the panel will explore the top three challenges—and the top three opportunities—shaping project development in 2025. Are the new rules making projects more bankable, or just more complex? Join this candid discussion to hear how market players are interpreting the latest reforms, where they see risk and reward, and what they need next from policymakers to accelerate deployment.
Morning Networking Break
Session 2
After a record year in 2023, interest in distributed energy in Greece has dipped due to legislative ambiguity and policy inertia. But is the tide turning? With 2 GW of grid capacity already secured for self-consumption and a new EU directive opening the door to shared energy models, distributed generation may be poised for a comeback. This session explores the future of distributed solar and storage—including energy sharing, virtual net metering, and behind-the-meter batteries. Can decentralization provide the resilience and public support that utility-scale projects alone cannot?
As Greece accelerates toward its 2030 target of over 14 GW of installed solar PV capacity, understanding the drivers behind falling Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) is critical. In this session participants will gain a concrete view of LCOE trajectories; covering current benchmarks, forecasted declines, and key cost drivers; plus insights into the technical innovations that Greece can adopt to drive costs down and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of PV in Greece’s energy mix.
With banks playing a growing gatekeeping role in both solar and storage development, understanding what makes projects bankable is more critical than ever. Yet many storage projects, especially merchant ones, are struggling to meet banks' rigid criteria—such as proof of funding and unrealistic LGs. This session dives into the evolving bankability requirements in Greece and highlights alternative financing approaches such as on-balance sheet strategies, project acquisitions, tolling agreements, and strategic partnerships. What will it take for Greek banks to support more innovative business models—and how can smaller players survive the financing race?
Networking Lunch Break
Session 3
As Greece pushes toward its renewable energy targets, grid congestion and curtailment have become unavoidable realities that threaten project revenues and investor confidence. With some regions already facing curtailment levels nearing 20%, the pressure is on to adapt. This session focuses on real-world mitigation strategies: from smarter site selection and flexible connection contracts to co-located storage, demand-side response, and curtailment forecasting tools. What can developers, operators, and financiers do today to protect assets—while the system plays catch-up? And what lessons can be drawn from markets already navigating similar volatility?
With volatility increasing and negative electricity prices becoming more frequent, understanding real market dynamics is key to building a viable business case for storage. This session kicks off with a deep dive into the latest energy price developments across Greece’s key markets: day-ahead, intraday and balancing. Using this data as a foundation, the speaker will explore which revenue streams—energy arbitrage, frequency response, grid services, or PPA add-ons—are currently generating real returns. What combinations are proving bankable today, and which models still rely on assumptions or regulatory support to become viable?
Evangelos Gazis
Aurora Energy Research
With subsidies kick-starting Greece’s storage market, the next challenge is building projects that stand on their own. This session features three developers presenting real-world business cases—each illustrating a different model: a standalone grid-scale BESS, a co-located solar+storage project, and a behind-the-meter C&I system. Speakers will share their technical setups, revenue assumptions, financing structures, and lessons learned from development to operation. How do these projects navigate market volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and evolving revenue streams? And what separates a subsidized pilot from a truly bankable battery investment?
Afternoon Networking Break
Session 4
As the solar industry enters a new era of scale and complexity, innovation is no longer confined to the lab or the product brochure—it’s redefining what solar can be. This session offers a forward-looking dialogue on how emerging technologies and ideas—like peer-to-peer energy exchange, blockchain-based trading, virtual power plants, and autonomous operations—could fundamentally reshape the way solar projects are designed, operated, and integrated into the energy system. What does the next phase of solar look like when innovation leads the strategy, not just the tools? And how can Greece position itself at the forefront of this transformation?
To close the day, this high-level panel brings together top executives from across the solar and storage value chain to share their vision for the future of the Greek energy market. Moving beyond short-term challenges, the conversation will focus on long-term opportunities. How are market leaders positioning themselves for success in a transforming landscape? And what bold moves, partnerships, and policy shifts could unlock the next wave of growth? Join this forward-looking dialogue and leave with renewed clarity—and optimism—about the road ahead.
Networking Drinks
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