Electricity prices in Greece

Greece has shifted its generation away from lignite towards gas-fired plants, wind and solar, with the state-controlled utility PPC still the largest supplier in a liberalised retail market that includes many competitors. Many islands run on their own small systems but pay the same tariffs as the mainland, with the difference covered by a levy on all bills.

Bills are issued in euro and bundle the energy price with network charges, levies and municipal taxes, and the public broadcaster fee is also collected through electricity bills. Air conditioning drives a strong summer peak, while heating relies on oil, gas and increasingly heat pumps. Solar water heaters are common and net metering has encouraged rooftop solar; the national energy regulator supervises tariffs and the networks.