ANNEX to the Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Greece
Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Greece
com doc / proposal
Author
European Commission
Date
2021-06-17View/ Open
Subject headings
European Union ; Financial support ; Investment ; State of affairs ; StakeholdersAbstract
This component of the Greek recovery and resilience plan targets reforms and investments to
increase the weight of renewable energy sources in the electricity system and facilitate
Greece’s process of decarbonisation. Reforms shall simplify licensing rules for renewable
energy investment, make the electricity market more efficient, and secure the financial
sustainability of support schemes. The component also includes key investments in networks
to complete the interconnection with the Cyclades islands and make electricity distribution
more environment-friendly and able to absorb a greater share of renewable energy. Storage
systems shall also support the decarbonisation of the economy through accumulating surplus
renewable electricity. Land rehabilitation shall also be supported in areas currently used as
lignite mines, as a step of the just transition process in the territories most affected by the
phase-out of lignite. The component is in line with the National Energy and Climate Plan
(NECP) and supports addressing the country-specific recommendations on public and private
investment (Country Specific Recommendation 3 of 2020 and Country Specific
Recommendation 2 of 2019). It is expected that no measure in this component does
significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation
(EU) 2020/852, taking into account the description of the measures and the mitigating steps
set out in the recovery and resilience plan in accordance with the Do No Significant Harm
Technical Guidance (2021/C58/01).
Number of pages
260p. / 18p.Language
EnglishDescription
COM(2021) 328 final2021/0159 (NLE)
COM(2021)328 - Approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Greece.
Additional COM-numbers SWD(2021)155
CELEX number i 52021PC0328
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