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Symela Touchtidou

Greece has cheap green energy in abundance. So why are electricity bills still so high?

Greece spends billions importing oil and gas every year – so becoming an energy exporter once felt like a distant dream. Green energy is changing that.

Today, about 45 per cent of its electricity comes from renewables – and roughly 20 per cent of what it produces is exported, primarily to Italy and, to a lesser extent, neighbouring Balkan countries.

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