Before the new block Ptolemy V in the system as a strategic reserve unit after 2028, said the prime minister from Kozani Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The government and PPC seem to have reconsidered its use brown coal as household fuel for energy protection countries in the context of an energy crisis similar to the current one, and in this context, they are also redesigning the future of the long-suffering Ptolemais V power unit. The unit was designed in 2007, construction began in 2015, put into trial operation only in the fall of 2022 and will enter into operation in March, while the checkpoint cost about 2 billion euros, a budget comparable to the construction of a nuclear power plant.

“The unit will become a strategic reserve for the country in the future,” the prime minister said yesterday during a visit to its facilities, emphasizing its importance for the country’s energy security. “The energy security of our country requires that we have all the means to protect ourselves from potential energy crises such as the one we are experiencing today,” Mr. Stasis said.

PPC has signaled to the government that it does not intend to operate the new plant at a loss.

Checkpoint circles converted to “K” that the relevant reports are related to the company’s reinstatement of a request for the characterization of lignite units as a strategic reserve, which was submitted to Brussels in the very recent past without a response. PPC has reportedly signaled to the government that it will not operate the new plant at a loss and that it will enter the system when and as long as natural gas prices are high. “This readiness, however, has a maintenance cost that PPC must compensate for,” the same circles emphasize. The CPT assesses that Brussels is more willing than in the past to accept such a request, and this is due to the fact that it is not easy for the EU itself to raise serious objections. urged Member States to switch to domestic fuel to overcome the energy crisis. The CPT also expresses the opinion that Greece, in the event of a negative position of the Commission, could unilaterally implement this measure, since it concerns the energy security of the country. It is reported that the government shares the point of view of the CPT and is moving in this direction, preparing to submit a relevant request to the Commission in order to clarify the situation during the current year. “If a part does not transfer to the status of a strategic reserve, then we will look for another solution,” the checkpoint emphasizes.

“Land coal does have a greater environmental impact than other energy sources, but with a gradual reduction in the use of natural gas and an increase in the use of renewable energy, we can keep production in Greece and Greece become an energy independent country, even an exporter,” emphasized Mr. E G. Peristeris, head of the GEK TERNA, which built Ptolemais V.