PVTIME – Greece’s Public Power Corporation (PPC Group) has announced the completion of Europe’s largest solar photovoltaic cluster. With a total installed capacity of 2.13GW, it is the largest of its kind in Europe. Located on former lignite mine sites in Western Macedonia, the complex is expected to generate around 3,150GWh of electricity each year, equivalent to 6% of Greece’s total national power consumption.
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The portfolio comprises multiple large-scale projects, including the 550MW Phoebe solar plant near Pontokomi, which is expected to deliver an annual output of 880GWh, accounting for 1.8% of the electricity generated by the country’s interconnected system. PPC has also collaborated with RWE on the 940MW Amyntaio solar complex, which spans the Rodonas, Filotas, Lakkia and Perdikkas regions and is expected to generate 1,500GWh annually.
Other assets include the 200MW Helios Velos 1 plant near Ptolemaida, which will produce 320GWh per year, as well as the 80MW Exochi 7 and 80MW Akrini installations, each with an annual yield of 122GWh. Ten smaller PV installations complete the cluster.
To ensure stable grid integration, PPC is implementing a comprehensive energy storage solution that combines electrochemical and pumped hydro technologies. A 98MW/196MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is already operational near the Kardia and Meliti power plants. A further 50MW/200MWh BESS, which will provide four hours of grid support capacity, is scheduled for commissioning near the Amyntaio power plant.
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