Feed-in tariff II (rooftop PV)
Updated: 07.01.2019
Author: Georgios Maroulis
The scheme supports electricity generation by rooftop PV installations of up to 10 kWp through a guaranteed feed-in tariff. The (national) energy supplier measures the electricity exported to the grid and sends electricity bills to the operators of PV installations. If the feed-in tariff for the electricity produced exceeds installation operator's electricity charges, the (national) supplier shall pay the difference. If the tariff exceeds the installation operator's electricity bill, he will receive the exceeding amount. The scheme applies to private individuals, small enterprises and public entities.
Eligible technologies
The scheme promotes electricity generation by small roof-top PV installations (art. 1 par.1 FEK 1079/2009).
| Solar energy | Roof-mounted PV installations of up to 10 kWp on the mainland and rooftop off-grid installations of up to 5 kWp (art. 1 par. 1, 2 and 3 FEK 1079/2009). |
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Amount
| Solar energy | Since February 2017: € 105 per MWh (art. 3 par. 3 FEK 1079/2009). |
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Addressees
Entitled party. The persons entitled are private individuals or legal entities in the private sector and small enterprises or public legal entities and schools that own the building area on which the installation is constructed (art.1 par. 4 FEK 1079/2009).
Obligated party. The company obligated is the national energy supplier PPC S.A. (national energy supplier) or another energy suppliers (art. 3 par. 1 FEK 1079/2009).
Procedure
Process flow | PV installation operators are contractually entitled against the (national) energy supplier to the payment of the statutory feed-in tariff for electricity supplied to the grid. The grid operator is obliged to enter into these contracts (§ 3 par. 1 in conjunction with art. 3 par. 6 FEK 1079/2009).
The (national) energy supplier measures the electricity exported to the grid and sends electricity bills to the installation operators. If the feed-in tariff for the electricity produced exceeds installation operator's electricity charges, the (national) supplier shall pay the difference (art. 3 par. 6 FEK 1079/2009). |
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Competent authority | The authority in charge of the scheme is the national energy supplier – PPC S.A. (art. 3 par. 6 FEK 1079/2009). |
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Degression
From 2017 to 2019, the tariff is planned to be reduced as set out in the following table (art. 3 par. 3 FEK 1079/2009):
| Connection date | €/MWh |
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| 02/2017 | 105 |
| 08/2017 | 100 |
| 02/2018 | 95 |
| 08/2018 | 90 |
| 02/2019 | 85 |
| 08/2019 | 80 |
Eligibility period
Tariff is paid for 25 years from the moment of connection (art. 3 par. 3 FEK 1079/2009).
Distribution of costs
| Consumers | The costs of the feed-in tariff system are borne by the consumers, who are obliged to pay a "Special Tax for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases", which is added to their electricity bills (art. 40 par. 3c Law No. 2773/1999). The tax depends on the consumer category, is revised twice a year by the Regulatory Authority for Energy and varies from € 2.41 to 28.21 per MWh (RAE Resolution No. 465/2015 in conjunction with art. 143 Par. 3a Law No.4001/2011). |
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| State | The feed-in tariff is paid from the revenue of the “Special Account for RES and CHP” that is collected from the auction of the GHG emission allowances (art.143 par.3b Law No.4001/2011). |
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| Plant operator | RES plant operators and electricity suppliers pay fees for the “Day Ahead Scheduling” as well as the sums that might emerge from Imbalance Settlement (art.143 par.3a Law No.4001/2011). |
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| Distribution mechanism | The Electricity Market Operator (LAGIE) pays out the foreseen support through a “Special Account for RES and CHP (Art. 40 Par. 3c Law No. 2773/1999 in conjunction with Art. 1 Min Res /F1/oik.17149 in conjunction with Art. 143 Par.2 Law No.4001/2011).
The “Special Account for RES and CHP” is divided in two basic categories:
“Special Account for RES and CHP for the Transmission System” and
“Special Account for RES and CHP for non-interconnected system”.
“Special Account for RES and CHP for the Transmission System” is further divided into subaccounts:
1. “Subaccount of Electricity Market”, whose revenues are (art.143 par.3a Law No.4001/2011): - Fees plant operators and electricity suppliers pay for the “Day Ahead Scheduling” as well as the sums that might emerge from Imbalance Settlement;
- Revenues derived from Load Representatives for the electricity purchased in the wholesale electricity market;
- Any new charges imposed by the Ministry of Environment and Energy since 2018 on Load Representatives.
2. “Subaccount of Support”, whose revenues include (art.143 par.3b Law No.4001/2011): - The costs of the feed-in tariff system are borne by the consumers, who are obliged to pay a "Special Tax for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases", which is added to their electricity bills (art. 40 par. 3c Law No. 2773/1999). The tax depends on the consumer category, is revised twice a year by the Regulatory Authority for Energy and varies from € 2.51 to 27.79 per MWh (RAE Resolution No. 621/2016 in conjunction with art. 143 Par. 2c Law No.4001/2011);
- Any revenue that is acquired through trading GHG emission allowances;
- a “Special Levy on Lignite” that lignite plant operators are obliged to pay (amounts to €2 per MWh);
- the surplus of “Special Account for RES and CHP for non-interconnected system”;
- any other charges foreseen by law.
Similar categorization is foreseen for “Special Account for RES and CHP for non-interconnected system” (art.143 par.4 Law No.4001/2011) |
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