Bruxelles envisage un « remboursement en énergie solaire » pour Athènes

[Euractiv]

Günther Oettinger, le commissaire à l'énergie, Philip Lowe, le directeur général à l'énergie, et Horst Reichenbach, le responsable du groupe de travail de l'UE à Athènes, ont envisagé la possibilité de permettre à la Grèce de rembourser une partie de ses dettes aux Etats membres de l'UE, tels que l'Allemagne, en leur fournissant de l'énergie solaire.

EurActiv has learned that the EU’s energy directorate general has been asked to investigate the idea’s potential, which is so far hampered by a lack of enthusiasm from EU nations. “Several German companies have expressed interest in the idea but it would clearly be more interesting if several member states were involved,” a senior source told EurActiv. Marlene Holzner, a spokesperson for the energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger confirmed that talks were ongoing.
“There is a task force in the European Commisison where we have energy experts looking into the question of how energy could help Greece to grow economically,” she told EurActiv. “Solar is one topic, and energy efficiency is another.” Greece enjoys 50% more solar radiation than Germany and yet its solar energy output is about 80 times smaller, according to the Greek energy ministry.

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