Current Margins for Installing Photovoltaics on Agricultural Land – See the Detailed Regional Table

Network operators and DEDDIE have issued a new update regarding the current power margins available in the country’s grid for installations on agricultural land. According to ADMIE and DEDDIE, under current legislation, it is permissible to install a photovoltaic station with a capacity of up to 1 MW on high-productivity agricultural land. Meanwhile, in Regional Units where the maximum power limit from photovoltaic stations installed on agricultural land has been reached, network operators are taking the following actions: they stop examining new applications for Final Connection Offers for installing photovoltaic stations with installed capacity ≤ 1 MW on high-productivity agricultural land in these areas. They also reject pending applications for Final Connection Offers for installing photovoltaic stations with installed capacity ≤ 1 MW on high-productivity agricultural land in these areas, as well as applications for which Connection Inability has been granted and there is interest in keeping the application pending for a Final Connection Offer. Applications submitted to the System Operator by October 31, 2024, according to Article 59 of Law 5151/2024 (Government Gazette A’ 173/04.11.2024), will only be examined if the total power of the application with the remaining stations exceeds 8 MW. Joint applications submitted to the System Operator after October 31, 2024, according to Article 59 of Law 5151/2024, will only be examined if the total power of the application with the remaining stations exceeds 10 MW. Furthermore, Environment and Energy Minister Th. Sklakakis recently announced the end of photovoltaic installations on high-productivity agricultural land, with the exception of agri-voltaic systems that combine energy production with primary production.