THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PV MARKET, THE IMPACT OF THE PV FEED-IN TARIFF ON THE ELECTRICITY PRICES IN GREECE

摘要

An overview of the status of the developing PV market in Greece will be presented, in terms of applications to the Regulatory Energy Authority (RAE) and PV systems installed and connected to the grid. As the penetration of PV systems in the Greek electricity market is going to increase to over 800 MWp by the year 2015 the feed-in tariff contribution collected from the electricity consumers will allegedly increase substantially. An attempt is made for reasonable assumptions according to the international experience and along the lines of the national reports and binding targets of RES introduction and in the future years in Greece. The real value of the PV electricity produced is assessed and the cost-benefit balance is calculated for the large introduction of PV systems until 2020. The economic impact on the average Hellenic household depends on the Feed-in tariff, the cost of electricity production in the country and the PV system cost evolution. The special RES charge is calculated and conclusions will be drawn.