Guides

Permitting rules are scattered across laws, circulars and operator announcements. These guides collect what a developer actually has to act on, with the source for every claim.

Energy permitting statistics: Greece, Italy and Switzerland

The latest permitting and grid-connection figures for energy projects in Greece, Italy and Switzerland: renewables licensing stages, storage licences, battery environmental approvals, Terna connection requests, open VIA procedures and the Solarexpress, each dated and sourced.

Updated 2026-10-26Read the guide →

Environmental approvals for battery storage in Greece: the decisions in numbers

How many standalone battery storage stations in Greece have been included under Standard Environmental Commitments (ΠΠΔ) since October 2024, by month, Region and size, from the decisions on Diavgeia.

Updated 2026-10-26Read the guide →

Italy's national environmental impact assessments for PNIEC-PNRR projects: how many are open, and for how long

How many national environmental impact assessments (VIA) of Italian PNIEC-PNRR projects are still open at the Ministry of the Environment, by type of work, region and stage, how long they have waited and how many close each year.

Updated 2026-10-26Read the guide →

Renewables licensing in Greece: how many GW sit at each stage

How many GW of solar PV, wind and renewable stations with storage hold a Producer Certificate, an Installation Licence or an Operation Licence in ΡΑΑΕΥ's register, by Region and year of issue, and how many licences have been revoked or have lapsed each year.

Updated 2026-10-25Read the guide →

Aree idonee, region by region

Italy's framework after Law 4/2026 and where each region and autonomous province stands, with act, date and official source, and the PAS threshold corrected to 12 MW.

Updated 2026-10-24Read the guide →

Guarantee exposure calculator: what a Greek energy project has at stake

How much a Greek solar, wind or battery storage project has tied up in letters of guarantee, what releases or forfeits each one, and what a delay costs in fees and deferred revenue. Free; nothing leaves your browser.

Updated 2026-10-22Read the guide →

Permit deadline calculator: the dates a Greek renewable project cannot miss

When a Greek ΑΕΠΟ expires and when its renewal must be filed, when the Installation Licence and the Final Connection Offer run out, and when the next Producer Certificate window opens. Free; nothing leaves your browser, and the dates can go straight into your calendar.

Updated 2026-10-22Read the guide →

Grid connection requests to Terna in Italy: renewables, storage and data centres in numbers

How much capacity is asking to connect to Italy's transmission grid: requests to Terna for renewables, storage and data centres, by stage, source and region, from Terna's Econnextion data.

Updated 2026-10-21Read the guide →

Solarexpress: where Switzerland's large solar projects under art. 71a stand

How many large solar projects under art. 71a of the Swiss Energy Act (the Solarexpress) are on public display, approved or in operation, by stage, canton and quarter, from SFOE data, and how far they are from the 2 TWh threshold.

Updated 2026-10-21Read the guide →

Adding battery storage to an existing solar PV plant in Greece: the rules

Which Greek PV plants can add a battery under article 11Γ of Law 4685/2020: the 40% cap, how storage energy is paid, the letter of guarantee and the queue at ΑΔΜΗΕ and ΔΕΔΔΗΕ.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Italy's aree idonee: what remains and what has changed

Italy's aree idonee (suitable areas) rules have been rewritten. Which framework applies today, on which two levels, and with which authorization time limits.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Battery storage permitting in Greece: the route for BESS

The Greek storage licence and its 1 MW threshold, standalone versus co-located batteries, the environmental route, and support tenders versus merchant connection.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

The cantonal permitting route for CO2 capture in Switzerland

Without federal rules for transport and storage, the canton decides on the plant and the Confederation on crediting the reduction. What that means for the order of work.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Energy storage in Greece: the licensing pipeline in numbers

How many Greek storage stations hold a storage licence, how many wait for connection terms at ΑΔΜΗΕ, and how many have a connection offer or operate, from ΡΑΑΕΥ's and ΑΔΜΗΕ's official files.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Priority groups: the order in which Greek Final Connection Offers are granted

The order in which ΑΔΜΗΕ and ΔΕΔΔΗΕ examine Final Connection Offer requests in Greece: priority groups, capacity caps, file completeness and guarantees, with the provision for each.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Law 5299/2026: the new deadlines in Greek renewables permitting

What Law 5299/2026 changed in Greek renewables permitting: acceleration areas, 30-day screening, 12 and 24-month limits and the two-year rule, with each provision.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Letters of guarantee in Greek renewables permitting: which, how much and when they are forfeited

The letters of guarantee a renewable or storage project lodges in Greece: producer certificate, Final Connection Offer, priority, storage tenders, with amounts, return and forfeiture.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Merchant battery storage in Greece: how standalone BESS get a Final Connection Offer

How standalone battery storage without support gets a Final Connection Offer in Greece: capacity caps, project groups, ranking criteria, letters of guarantee and deadlines, from ministerial decision ΥΠΕΝ/ΓΔΕ/28255/1143/2025.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

The renewables permitting calendar in Greece

Producer Certificate cycles, Final Connection Offer validity, environmental terms (AEPO) and Installation Licence terms in Greece, each with its provision.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Solar PV permitting in Greece: the route for utility-scale plants

Utility-scale solar PV permitting in Greece: the capacity thresholds, the 2024 A1, A2 and B classes, the authorities and the eight stages, each with its provision.

Updated 2026-10-20Read the guide →

Carbon capture and storage in Greece: the permits, the authority and the clocks

How CCS is permitted in Greece under Law 5261/2025: HEREMA as competent authority, exploration and storage permits, their deadlines, fees and guarantees, with the article behind each.

Updated 2026-10-05Read the guide →

Latest changes

  • Aree idonee, region by region: In Apulia, Committees IV and V, sitting jointly, approved by majority on 8 October 2026 a text that entirely replaces the aree idonee bill, according to the Regional Council's news agency. It is not yet law. The Sardinia row now also cites Constitutional Court judgment 156/2026, which found the questions raised by TAR Lazio on Regional Law 20/2024 inadmissible or unfounded.
  • Aree idonee, region by region: In the Marche, the Giunta approved the aree idonee bill on 19 October 2026 and sent it to the Regional Council, according to the Region's press release. It is not yet law.
  • Energy permitting statistics: Greece, Italy and Switzerland: Added a key figure for Greece: renewable licences and certificates revoked or no longer valid by decisions dated 2024 or later, from ΡΑΑΕΥ's monthly register.
  • Renewables licensing in Greece: how many GW sit at each stage: Added the licences and certificates that ΡΑΑΕΥ's monthly register lists as revoked, expired or no longer valid, counted by year of the decision, with a table to download.
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