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Is Greece ready for a battery energy storage system in 2025?

In 2025, Greece has accelerated its plans for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), signalling a shift in policy, financing, and market expectations. However, while the scale of ambition is high, there are several tensions emerging—especially around the move toward unsponsored (merchant) projects.

Is Greece at a turning point with battery energy storage?

Greece in 2025 is at a turning point with Battery Energy Storage. The government’s shift toward large unsponsored, merchant BESS with priority grid connection reflects confidence that market conditions — especially curtailment pressures — are making subsidised models less necessary. Yet that confidence comes with risk.

Is Greece moving towards a fully merchant model?

Key Recent Developments Greece has taken a decisive step forward in its energy transition with the launch of a 4.7 GW programme of standalone battery storage projects that will receive priority grid connection but operate without subsidies, marking a shift toward fully merchant models.

Will bidirectional charging help balance the electricity system?

Bidirectional charging, where vehicles can be charged and also return electricity to the grid, is strongly encouraged due to its potential to help balance the electricity system. However, a concrete translation into technical requirements has been missing until now.