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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11611

30 August 2016
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
 'Yes' to Greek support for modernisation of electricity generation on Greek islands
Brussels, 29/08/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 29 August, the European Commission announced that it was giving its green light to plans of the Greek authorities to support the modernisation of electricity power stations on non-interconnected Greek islands.

Greece plans to grant the Greek electricity company PPC a state guarantee to enable it to secure a €190 million loan from the European Investment Bank. This loan will cover half of the costs for the necessary upgrade, expansion and refurbishment of existing power plants on...