National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)

Greece’s National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is the government’s strategic framework for achieving 2030 climate and energy targets and setting the course toward climate neutrality by 2050. It integrates national priorities with EU Green Deal objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals, providing a quantified, costed roadmap with intermediate milestones. The plan sets ambitious targets for 2030: at least a 42% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels (56% from 2005), a minimum 35% share of renewables in final energy use, over 60% renewable share in electricity, and a 38% improvement in energy efficiency. Central to the NECP is a complete lignite phaseout in power generation by 2028, with most existing plants closing by 2023.

The strategy promotes largescale renewable deployment, storage systems, electrification of transport, efficiency measures in buildings and industry, grid digitisation, and expanded interconnections, including the electrical integration of islands. It also incorporates measures on sustainable mobility, circular economy, waste management, and research and innovation. Scenario analysis was conducted using the TIMES and PRIMES energy system models, providing complementary perspectives on the evolution of the national energy system to 2050.