{"id":7315,"date":"2025-08-21T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:44:19","slug":"to-megalytero-fotovoltaiko-parko-ellada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/en\/to-megalytero-fotovoltaiko-parko-ellada\/","title":{"rendered":"The Largest Solar Park in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7315\" class=\"elementor elementor-7315\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf8aec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edf8aec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333f8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333f8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"654\">In Kozani, a region long associated with electricity production from lignite, the largest solar park in Greece \u2014 and one of the largest in Europe \u2014 has been developed. The project, inaugurated in April 2022, marks a new era for the country\u2019s energy landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"654\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557ee43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"557ee43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0f0dda3f-8e8a-467b-b1d8-95efd4e2f01d.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0f0dda3f-8e8a-467b-b1d8-95efd4e2f01d.png 640w, https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0f0dda3f-8e8a-467b-b1d8-95efd4e2f01d-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ioannidiselec.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0f0dda3f-8e8a-467b-b1d8-95efd4e2f01d-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c90f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"04c90f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d56a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d56a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"792\">A Large-Scale Project<\/h2><p data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"964\">The investment was implemented by the Hellenic Petroleum Group (HELPE) with a total cost of approximately \u20ac130 million, covering an area of 4,500 acres in the communities of Mavrodendri, Kalami\u00e1, and Koila. During the construction phase, it employed more than 350 workers, while today it continues to provide permanent jobs related to security, maintenance, and cleaning of the facilities.<\/p><p data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1274\">The park consists of 18 individual solar stations with a total capacity of 204 MW. Its annual production is estimated to exceed 300,000 MWh, enough to cover the needs of around 75,000 households. This output surpasses the entire energy consumption of Western Macedonia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c360e97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c360e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282ee80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282ee80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1304\">Environmental Benefits<\/h2><p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1567\">The project plays a decisive role in reducing the carbon footprint. It is estimated to prevent the emission of approximately 300,000 tons of CO\u2082 each year, actively supporting both national and European targets for a green transition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1556006 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1556006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fe643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88fe643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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