Kyriakos Mitsotakis was speaking from Halki, the first island to be included in the government’s Gr-eco islands program, aims to make the islands independent of the national grid by providing them with renewable energy sources and transforming them into models of green economy, energy autonomy, digital innovation and ecological mobility.
The islanders will become “prosumers,” or producers/consumers who take advantage of natural energy sources without additional expense, he added.
Someone paying 407 euros now in power bills could expect to see that sum drop to 157 euros, which was “a bold response to the challenge of climate change and to the rise in oil and natural gas prices.”
On the island, Mitsotakis inspected a number of projects related to the Gr-eco islands program, which are being implemented by a group of companies (PPC, Akuo Energy, Omexom/Vinci Energies, Citroën, ALD Automotive and Vodafone Greece, with the contribution of Aegean).
Another project is the donation of six electric vehicles to strengthen the fleets of the island’s police, coast guard and municipal authorities. [AMNA]