The reduction of its invoices power Since September the Minister of Environment and Energy has confirmed Stavros Papastavrouspeaking today (27.8.2025) to Ertnews.
As he said, thanks to the government’s interventions and the creation of a European Task Force, the energy pressure that occurred last year in the wholesale electricity market was avoided, mainly between central and southeastern Europe. “This was not the case this year,” Stavros Papastavrou said, adding that prices fell by 25 – 26%.
“We hope that this reduction will pass in September and retail.” At the same time, he announced a new meeting of the Action Team on September 4 in Denmark, in which Greece will come with new initiatives.
Concerning green invoices, the minister clarified that there would be no immediately change in the 500 kWh ceiling on consumption as the lowest billing scale. “There was this debate to be implemented since August or September, but for the time being there is nothing that will come immediately,” Papastavrou explained.
At the same time, it referred to additional measures to be taken by the RIS so that the decline in wholesale prices will also be transported to the retail market. Among other things, he noted that fines have increased significantly, but the aim is to make more interventions in order to close all the “windows” that allow specific badgers to burden other law -abiding citizens.
Asked about the developments on hydrocarbons, the minister reiterated that the international competition is to be completed on a timetable on September 10, and then the contractor would be selected and the contract. “We believe that the interest that has arisen in the past months will be confirmed,” he said, saying this process will come to an end in 2025. As commented by St. Papastavrou opens a very important page for the country and “we will finally see if there is a commercially exploitable wealth”.
Referring to the maritime parks, he stressed that on September 22, the public consultation was completed. “There are reactions, but we are proceeding with plan and determination,” the minister stressed, while in terms of Turkey’s disputes, he pointed out that the exercise of sovereign rights “is up to us and not to neighbors”.