AMFILOCHIA PUMPED STORAGE

The project “Hydro Pumped Storage Complex in Amfilochia” is the largest investment in a energy storage in Greece. Since 2013 it has been selected by the E.U. as a Project of Common Interest under the code name PCI 3.24 and holds its position in it as it is considered utmost important.

With a total installed capacity of 680 MW (production) and 730 MW (pumping), the project consists of two independent upper reservoirs (Aghios Georgios and Pyrgos and a common lower reservoir, Kastraki Lake, built in 1960.

• The Project’s objective is the energy storage and the maximization of renewable energy (RES) penetration in the energy production mix.
• Annual energy production: ~ 816.00 GWh (552+264)

An investment that exceeds € 500 million

• Creation of new jobs during construction and operation period
• Improvement of the road network and access to the area (farming facilities, beekeeping, agriculture, forest management, forest protection)