By Penelope Galliou
The government is called upon to face the dual goal of the transition to green energy but also the response of our country to the extraordinary suffocating energy conditions caused by the war crisis in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister from Kozani outlined the government’s intention to comply – as far as conditions allow – with the government’s programmatic commitments on its energy policy, but at the same time to will improve the country’s energy stability in the midst of the energy crisis.
The new energy map – The meeting with the Energy Commissioner
The new energy map in the Eastern Mediterranean region is at the center of all the contacts of the Prime Minister, since the outbreak of the crisis caused by the war in Ukraine as the Greek position is that the Southeastern Mediterranean part is very important and geopolitical correlations show that ” there is no energy equation that does not include our country “.
Of course, the EU will play a decisive role in the developments. which will be called to define the common policy that the member states should follow for energy autonomy and in order to become independent from Russian gas. A perspective that will be put on the table during today’s meeting at the Maximos Palace of the Greek Prime Minister with Energy Commissioner Kadri Simpson, in the shadow of the Commission’s final presentation on the mechanism for supporting households and businesses against energy price hikes, for which Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already submitted a specific proposal of 6 points.
Goal: Greece is a protagonist in RES
Inaugurating the largest photovoltaic park in the SE Mediterranean, Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Kozani unfolded the government’s energy plan for the country’s energy efficiency, pledging that Greece will become a leader in the field of renewable energy sources and will adopt new and innovative technologies. wind to the sea. “We are ready to submit the relevant legal framework that will determine the way of licensing and implementation of large-scale projects for offshore wind. At the same time, however, we will ensure that these RES projects will be done in areas where we will not have strong conflicts with local societies “, stressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis, pointing out that the goal is” to turn green energy from a theoretical plan into a real development opportunity for our country “.
The increase of lignite energy production in the next two years is a temporary measure
Referring to lignite, Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced as a temporary measure the increase of lignite energy production in the next two years, increasing mining by 50% to reduce short-term dependence on natural gas. He stressed, however, that this does not in the slightest overturn the planning for the green transition, nor does it change the real data on lignite.
“In an uncharted situation, our policy must be flexible. And any small, corrective interventions made in the National Energy and Climate Plan, in no case – I will emphasize this – will call into question the ambitious goals we have set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% in 2030 and of course, climate neutrality until 2050 “, underlined Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
After all, as Kyriakos Mistotakis said, “This adjustment of the national plan for energy and climate 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 is my personal bet and we will implement these policies.”
Kyriakos Mitsotakis also announced the first climate law of Greece, which will concern 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 do we understand this course of reducing our emissions and especially what are the opportunities that are born from this transition “.
Criticism from the opposition
The criticism leveled by the opposition parties at the government’s energy choices was harsh, with SYRIZA talking about its criminal choices with the privatization of PPC and the violent and unplanned depoliticization leading to the current deadlocks.
The spokesperson of the Movement for Change, Dimitris Mantzos, also spoke about sloppiness, arguing that a change in energy policy is imperative. The KKE commented that the temporary partial increase in lignite production does not change the criminal consequences of the “green transition” policy, which artificially turns lignite into an expensive fuel, while the Hellenic Solution also spoke about criminal choices of the government that affect households and businesses. .
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