Energy Min Papastavrou welcomes connection of first storage batteries to Greek power grid

The transportation of the archetypal Electricity Storage System batteries to the Greek grid is simply a tiny but important measurement toward Greece's vigor future, Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said aft the lawsuit connected Wednesday.

He added that it is simply a milestone successful boosting vigor information and accelerating the country's vigor transition. "The archetypal retention units are incorporated successful the system, providing captious flexibility, facilitating the accrued penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), limiting accumulation cuts successful RES accumulation and contributing to gathering highest demands. At the aforesaid time, the gradual incorporation of much retention works is enactment connected track, further boosting the energy system's stableness and efficiency."

Papastavrou said that the palmy integration of the archetypal retention systems was a effect of coordinated actions betwixt the Environment & Energy Minister, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY), Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), and EXE SA. "Together we are gathering a much unchangeable and modern system," Papastavrou underlined.

As is known, the incorporation of batteries of respective 100 megawatts successful the Greek grid are connected track. They volition sorb excess RES vigor and merchandise it erstwhile RES accumulation is little than demand, frankincense limiting the thermal accumulation of electricity.