{"id":14204,"date":"2026-04-07T00:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/govt-offers-e700-mln-to-help-industries-tackle-energy-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:47:04","slug":"govt-offers-e700-mln-to-help-industries-tackle-energy-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/govt-offers-e700-mln-to-help-industries-tackle-energy-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t offers \u20ac700 mln to help industries tackle energy costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300322\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/papastaurou-1-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/papastaurou-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gov\u2019t offers \u20ac700 mln to help industries tackle energy costs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/papastaurou-1-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File Photo. [Intime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The government announced on Monday a \u20ac700 million support scheme to reduce energy costs for 23,000 small and large industrial enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>The program was announced by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou, Minister for Development Takis Theodorikakos and Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Nikos Tsafos.<\/p>\n<p>It provides for the following: An immediate reduction in energy costs for the industry amounting to \u20ac100 million per year for the next five years, delivered through increased compensation for pollution costs and a 50% reduction in public utility charges; a measure relating to pollution costs that will provide an additional \u20ac75 million per year and is aimed at approximately 40-50 energy-intensive industries; and a 50% reduction in utility charges that will apply to all industries in the low-, medium-, and high-voltage categories, at an estimated annual cost of \u20ac26 million, and will take effect on July 1. Investments in green initiatives, funded through the Modernization Fund for Strategic Investments, will total \u20ac200 million.<\/p>\n<p>The fund will support investments in electrification, energy management systems, energy storage, and heat-recovery technologies, which are expected to deliver energy savings of at least 10%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1300322\/govt-offers-e700-mln-to-help-industries-tackle-energy-costs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File Photo. [Intime News] The government announced on Monday a \u20ac700 million support scheme to reduce energy costs for 23,000 small and large industrial enterprises. The program was announced by Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou, Minister for Development Takis Theodorikakos and Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Nikos Tsafos. 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