Mitsotakis: We are increasing energy production from lignite due to the crisis

He described a landmark day for the country Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis the project that was inaugurated today in Kozani and concerns the Photovoltaic Park of the Hellenic Petroleum Groupτου largest RES project to date in the wider SE Mediterranean region and one of the largest photovoltaic parks in all of Europe.

“The project we are launching symbolizes a change in the energy and productive model of the country. Because here in the photovoltaic park of Kozani are reflected our national goals for cheap and clean energy from the sun, from our winds, from our waters, from our geothermal energy “stressed the Prime Minister while unfolding the government’s energy plan for the country’s energy efficiency.

The Prime Minister also referred to lignite policy reviewemphatically stating, however, that this is a temporary measure.

“A war of this magnitude had to happen that brought gas at 10 times the price to temporarily make lignite cheaper to produce. “It’s a matter of urgency at the moment when it comes to replacing the most expensive conjunctural natural gas,” he said. will in no way call into question the ambitious targets we have set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Yes, for the next two years it certainly makes sense to increase lignite energy production by 50 per cent. % its extraction in order to reduce our dependence on natural gas in the short term. This is a temporary measure ” stressed.

After all, as he said Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

“This adaptation of the national energy and climate plan does not delay, postpone or reduce all the actions of the program for the fair transition that accompanies the policy of de-ligation, because this is a strategic choice, a non-negotiable policy, it is a my personal bet and we will implement these policies “.

He even responded to the criticism he receives from the official opposition by deconstructing – as he said – the two myths: the so-called violent de-lignification and the so-called cheap lignite. The de-ligation – he said – started a decade ago, while the official opposition that criticizes the government reminded the Prime Minister that

“During the rule, the production of electricity from lignite decreased by 50%. So it is at least provocative for some to shed crocodile tears, those who did nothing to prepare for the next day of lignite. “

The prime minister’s goal, as he said, is Greece to become a protagonist in the field of RESannouncing that you will adopt new innovative technologies such as offshore wind.

“We are ready to submit the relevant legal framework that will determine the way of licensing and implementation of large-scale projects,” he said.

Referring to the next day, he stressed the need to create RES for the production of green hydrogen, pledging that it is an initiative that will personally support it at European level.

Finally, she announced him first climate law of Greece concerning how the goals will be achieved in relation to 2030 for 2040, 2050 and expressed the belief that “within the next month we will be ready to announce and present how we understand this course of reducing our emissions and especially which are the opportunities that are born from this transition “.

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