As IENE – Institute of Energy for South – East Europe marked the 30th anniversary of its annual “Energy & Development” Conference, Antonis N. Koumpias, Senior Associate, joined the conversation on one of the issues increasingly shaping Greece’s energy and investment landscape: data centers.

Speaking on 3 November at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens, as part of Session VI: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digitalization & Data Centers, Antonis presented“Data Centers in Greece: New Rules & Risks.” His presentation looked beyond the growth story to the practical questions facing new projects, including grid access, project maturity and investment requirements, and the implications of the emerging framework for investors and developers.

One example illustrates the scale of the shift: for a 100 MW project, the presentation examined requirements including a €20 million grid-connection guarantee, alongside land-use, permitting and financial-capacity requirements.

A timely discussion at the intersection of energy, technology, investment and regulation, and one we are pleased to contribute to as Greece’s data-center market develops.

Thank you to IENE for bringing the energy community together once again, and congratulations on 30 years of “Energy & Development.