At the breaking point of the electrical system of the country

The limits of the strength of the still-functioning electrical system in the country as that of natural gas. The demand for the…
peak hours yesterday, over 8.300 megawatts, while today is predicted to move over to 8,500, with the average Marginal Price of the System hitting a record high in 113,8 euro. At 8 in the evening, yesterday, the demand 221 megawatts for exports catapulted the Limit Value at 200 euros a megawatt-hour.
In the meantime, the warehouses of the Revythoussa have dry gas, as whatever ship comes in the last period is running out in a very short period of time to meet the increased demand for electricity in the domestic market and the quantities intended for export. The goal of the EPA to expedite the arrival of yet another cargo that was destined for the end of January to the 21 of the month originally was not achieved, while efforts are being made to arrive at the Revithoussa tomorrow morning. The fact that up to the end of the month there is no scheduled load, makes it particularly crucial in the period of 30 and 31 January, and DEPA is looking for an extraordinary load on the spot market, something that is not easy, as the ships are heading to the markets of Western and Central Europe to cover the deficit caused by the withdrawal of nuclear capacity of France. At Revithoussa is expected to arrive in mid-February a total of 6 loads that will fully meet the needs of the system. At present, the management of the crisis becomes more and more difficult. The reserves of hydro power have been limited, with the result that they have run out of spares of the summer.
The lignite units of the PPC while scheduled to work in full, do not respond, are often due to faults out of operation, while the RES doesn’t always help as much as needed. Today, due to cloudiness and low efficiency of photovoltaics, the production of RES is limited to between 624 and 894 μεγαβατώρων. The reopening of the interconnection with Italy in conjunction with the high Limit Value ensure for today on the 10.500 megawatt hours of additional imports, bringing the total volume (in Italy and northern borders) 15,000 megawatt hours. Exports will deprive the system of 12,000 megawatt hours.
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