The new small hydroelectric plant of PPC Renewables Makrohori II in Imathia, on the Aliakmonas river, with a capacity of 4.84 megawatts, was put into operation. With the addition of the project, the number of small hydroelectric plants of PPC Renewables increases to 20 and the total power to 88 megawatts.
The project utilizes the water of the Aliakmonas river canal which irrigates areas of Imathia, Pella and Thessaloniki (about 900,000 acres) and supplies water to the urban complex of Thessaloniki.
As the company points out, together with the existing small hydroelectric Makrohori I of similar capacity, which similarly utilizes the irrigation canal’s supplies for electricity generation, the two small hydroelectric projects of PPC Renewables will produce over 50 GWh of green and clean energy every year, which corresponds to the needs of approximately 10,000 households. At the same time, their operation avoids the emission of 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
“PPC Renewables, with 39 wind farms, 20 small hydroelectric plants, 32 photovoltaic plants and 1 hybrid power plant, with a total installed capacity of more than 670 MW, and its ambitious investment plan, has positioned itself dynamically in the Greek renewable energy space and creates the foundations to drive the energy transformation in the country,” the announcement concludes.
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