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

ΡΑΑΕΥ's register records 3,992 solar PV, wind and renewable stations with integrated storage, with 82.0 GW of capacity. 78.1% of that capacity, 64.0 GW, is still at the first stage, with a Producer Certificate or production licence. Stations with an Installation Licence add up to 9.2 GW, and those with an Operation Licence to 8.8 GW.

Figures last updated: 25 October 2026 · Also in Greek: Αδειοδότηση ΑΠΕ στην Ελλάδα: πόσα GW βρίσκονται σε κάθε στάδιο

Which stage each technology has reached

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For solar PV, 25.1 GW are at the first stage, 6.2 GW hold an Installation Licence and 2.9 GW an Operation Licence. For wind, 5.6 GW hold an Operation Licence and 18.7 GW are at the first stage. Renewable stations with integrated storage, which the register lists separately, have 20.1 of their 21.6 GW at the first stage.

The Operation Licence column is not Greece's installed capacity. Solar PV stations exempt from the Producer Certificate do not pass through these stages. The register records 26,468 of them separately, 8.2 GW, with a polygon registration certificate ("Βεβαίωση Καταχώρισης Πολυγώνου").

How old the first-stage certificates are

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2021 stands out: 1,303 stations, 31.4 GW, with an issue date in that year are still at the first stage. In all, 44.4 GW, 69.3% of first-stage capacity, carry an issue date in 2021 or earlier. The deadlines that run from there are set out in the renewables permitting calendar.

Licences revoked or no longer valid

ΡΑΑΕΥ keeps a separate register of the licences and certificates that have been revoked, have expired or have otherwise ceased to be valid, and updates it every month. Its September 2026 edition lists 3,848 production licences and Producer Certificates for renewable stations, 66.2 GW in all. Decisions dated 2024 or later account for 1,350 of them, 23.6 GW: 15.7 GW of solar PV and 7.5 GW of wind.

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In 2026, up to September, the register records 362 licences and certificates ended this way, 6.2 GW; for 2025 it records 471, for 9.1 GW. The year is that of the decision's issue date. The 385 entries without a decision date, 7.1 GW, have a row of their own.

Which Regions they are in

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Central Greece has the most capacity, 17.1 GW. The last column adds up the stations with an Installation or Operation Licence. The few stations that span two Regions are counted apart, in the last row.

Applications under assessment

The register also lists 276 applications under assessment: 32 for solar PV, 100 for wind, 40 for renewable stations with integrated storage, 91 for hydro and 13 for other stations. Their capacity is not added up here, because the register gives none for many of the older applications.

How the figures are counted

• The source is ΡΑΑΕΥ's geoportal: layer v_all_data_exp_2026 for stations with a licence or certificate, and v_all_data7_exp_2026 for applications under assessment. Each station counts once, at the stage the register records for it.
• The first stage is what the register calls "Άδεια Παραγωγής" (production licence). The register holds stations at that stage with issue dates both before and after Law 4685/2020, so it counts together the Producer Certificates of that law and the older production licences, which under its article 11(1) also allow production.
• The stages are as ΡΑΑΕΥ has entered them. They are not a complete list of the Installation or Operation Licences issued, nor confirmation that every first-stage certificate is still valid.
• Capacity is the MW figure the register gives for each station (field mw). The year is that of the "Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης Άδειας" (licence issue date); the few dates before 2000 in the register are counted in the first row.
• Storage stations, which have their own page, and hydrogen production units are left out. Hydro covers every station in ΡΑΑΕΥ's hydro layer.
• Revoked and lapsed licences come from ΡΑΑΕΥ's monthly Excel register "ΜΗΤΡΩΟ ΠΑΥΘΕΙΣΕΣ_ΑΝΑΚΛΗΘΕΙΣΕΣ ΑΔΕΙΕΣ", linked from its page of RES licences; the edition is the one the file names. Each entry counts once, under the year of its "Ημερομηνία Έκδ. Απόφασης Ανάκλησης/Παύσης" (issue date of the revocation or cessation decision) and its technology. Small hydro, biomass, CHP, solar thermal and hybrid stations are counted together as "Other". The register does not say why each licence ended, so this page does not either.
• The page publishes totals only. From the geoportal, only the columns needed for the totals are requested; the monthly Excel file is read whole, but company names, licence numbers and coordinates are neither kept nor reproduced.
• Both registers are read once a week. The date at the top changes only when the figures change.
• The tables are free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). The underlying data belong to ΡΑΑΕΥ, and any republication must credit it.

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<p>In ΡΑΑΕΥ's register, 64.0 GW of solar PV, wind and renewable stations with storage (78.1% of the total) are still at the first stage, with a Producer Certificate or production licence; 8.8 GW hold an Operation Licence. Source: <a href="https://ariadnelabs.eu/guides/greece-renewables-licensing-pipeline.html">Ariadne Labs, Greece's renewables licensing pipeline in numbers</a>, from ΡΑΑΕΥ data, figures of 25 October 2026.</p>

How MitOS sees it

The figures on this page describe the market. For your own projects, MitOS keeps each plant's stage together with the deadlines and guarantees that come with it. A rolling 90-day timeline and a live flag feed surface what is due and what is at risk before it costs you the project.

Frequently asked questions

What changed

• 23 October 2026: 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.

Sources

• ΡΑΑΕΥ, geoportal and register of licences and certificates: geo.rae.gr
• ΡΑΑΕΥ, licences of RES stations, with the monthly registers of valid and of revoked or lapsed licences: raaey.gr
• Law 4685/2020, Government Gazette Α΄ 92/07.05.2020, articles 10 and 11 (Producer Certificate): National Printing Office

This page presents totals from ΡΑΑΕΥ's register for information and does not replace legal or technical advice on a specific project. Every figure is as of the date at the top. Only ΡΑΑΕΥ's register is authoritative.

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