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Overview
Law No.4513/ 2018 introduced for the first time the concept of Energy Communities. The legislation that governs them today is Law 5037/2023 which incorporated the European directives related to energy communities. Energy Communities could benefit from special provisions such as virtual net-metering. However, some of those beneficial regulations were gradually cancelled.
The legislation provides for three (3) types of Energy Communities:
- Renewable Energy Communities (RECs)
- Citizen Energy Communities (CECs)
- Energy Communities of Law 4513/2018 (establishment until 01/04/2023)
All three types of Energy Communities have the legal form of civil cooperatives of Law 1667/1986, are based on open and voluntary participation and have as their primary purpose to offer environmental, economic and social benefit and not financial profit, at the community level for the members them or their local areas of action.
The concept of prosumer is not legally defined. However, the term of autonomous producer bears many similarities with the concept of prosumer. Practically, only PV autonomous producers could benefit from a net-metering scheme.
According to the data from the General Commercial Registry (GEMI), there are 1,742 energy communities in 2024. Of these, 1,685 are active Energy Communities established under Law 4513/2018. Since March 2023, with the implementation of the new legislation (Law 5037/2023), 40 Renewable Energy Communities (REC) and 17 Citizen Energy Communities (CEC) have been established.
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Summary of regulations
- Law No. 5037/2023
- Law No. 4513/2018
- Law No. 3468/2006
- Law 1667/1986
- Ministerial Decision 15084/382
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Competent authorities
- MEE
- Law No. 3468/2006
- Ministerial Decision 15084/382
