Wind power in Greece

Wind power in Greece was due to expand by 352% by 2020 to meet the European target of 20% coverage of energy needs from renewable sources. Previously, there were 1,028 wind turbines installed throughout Greece and the number was set to reach 2,587 wind turbines before the end of 2020.[1]

View of a wind farm, Panachaiko mountain.

According to the Ministry of Environment and Public Works, the system would have a nameplate capacity of 3,372MW of power from wind alone compared to 746MW at the end of 2006.[2] Greece chose to invest primarily to wind power by 77%, while the rest of renewable sources all together comprise the remaining 23% of production with hydroelectric power being second with 11%.[3][4]

Capacity
Wind Energy Capacity (MW)[5][6]
Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Greece391121892722973834735737468719851,0871,2081,6341,7491,8651,9802,1352,3742,6512,844
Greece's wind energy capacity in MW per year. x-axis is the year and y-axis is the capacity in Megawatt.
Comparison: EU Average and Greece Wind Energy Capacity (MW)



See also

Sources
  1. Greece commits for 2,587 wind turbines
  2. Rising to the Challenge:the growth of wind power generation in Greece
  3. Greek Ministry of Environment
  4. Greece Renewable Energy - Europa Fact Sheet
  5. EWEA Staff (2010). "Cumulative installed capacity per EU Member State 1998 - 2009 (MW)". European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  6. EWEA Staff. "European statistics archive". European Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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