Alexandroupolis CCGT
Power Plant
The interconnection of the unit with the National Electricity Transmission System will be done with a direct line to the High Voltage Centre of Nea Sanda, the end point - among others - of the new 400 kV interconnection line with Bulgaria. Thus, it will be able to play a key role in the export of electricity to the neighbouring Balkan states, in particular to Bulgaria and North Macedonia and, by extension, Serbia.
  • 840 MW
    Combined Cycle Output
  • 5 ΤWh
    Annual Production
  • Q4 / 2025
    Expected
    Commercial Operation

This is a €400 million investment, which started construction in February 2023, with a completion time of 32 months. The power plant will be installed in the Industrial Area of Alexandroupolis and will consist of a state-of-the-art gas turbine and a steam turbine on a common axis with one (1) generator. The installed capacity of the plant will be 840 MW and its fuel will be natural gas.

Its net attributable capacity will be 820 MW, i.e. approximately the net capacity of 3 lignite units, of those retired or under retirement (each lignite unit with a gross capacity of 300 MW has a net capacity of ~270 MW, so 3 x 270 = ~820 MW), which demonstrates its importance for the country’s energy security.

Finally, it should be stressed that the equipment installed in the plant has an existing capacity for hydrogen (H2) combustion of up to 50% (and the manufacturer General Electric is working to reach 100%), so the investment is compatible and fully supportive of the national and European planning for the gradual transition to green energy.