Central
Central government is responsible for:
- Ensuring the country’s energy supply and energy efficiency.
- Exploring and exploiting hydrocarbons;
- Using and promoting renewable sources of energy and decarbonisation;
- Establishing the country’s overall energy planning;
- Regulating the oil market;
- Promoting renewable and alternative energy sources;
- Regulating the electricity market;
- Planning the country’s policy on electricity;
- The rational exploitation and use of mineral and metallurgical resources;
- The enhancement of energy efficiency and energy saving;
- The implementation of laws and regulations concerning production, installation, storage, transfer, delivery, supply and safety of energy (in particular oil and natural gas);
- Developing policy, planning and initiatives on EU and international energy and mineral wealth affairs, as well as promotion of bilateral, multilateral and intergovernmental relations in these fields;
- The supervision of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A and the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency and the Institute for Geological and Mineral Research;
- Developing strategic planning for mineral resources (mineral raw materials) with the constitutional principle of sustainable development, and controlling implementation;
- Permitting the exploitations of metallic minerals – industrial minerals – ornamental stones and high temperature geothermal energy.
Regional
Regional authorities are responsible for:
- The implementation of programmes that focus on supporting small businesses, utilising renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal energy, and monitoring development programmes and projects launched by the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change;
- Permitting individuals (for their own use) to install heating/cooling systems by exploiting the energy of geological formations or waters, not qualifying for geothermal materials;
- Permitting individuals to construct and operate back power/energy stations as well as the resale of petroleum products for heating;
- The authorisation of installation, operation or expansion of energy/power stations;
- Licensing the salesmen and the resale of oil products.
Minerals:
- Establishing aggregates quarrying areas;
- Permitting the exploitation of aggregates.
Water:
- Participating in inter-regional programmes of cooperation with the Directorate General for Water;
- Monitoring activities to detect underground bodies of water and the exploitation of water resources;
- Controlling the release of emissions and implementing all the necessary preventive measures against emergencies and imposing penalties in case human activities resulted in water pollution; and
- Conducting random checks.
- The underground inland water management in collaboration with municipalities.
Local
Municipal authorities are responsible for:
- The protection, promotion and exploitation of local natural resources and areas of hot springs and mild or renewable energy resources as well as the construction, maintenance and management of respective projects and facilities;
- Planning, constructing, maintaining, operating and managing natural gas networks;
- The electrification as well as the extension of electrical networks and power networks, within their administrative boundaries, in order to stimulate the local economy or to foster charity.
Minerals:
Imposition of measures for the reconstruction and restoration of areas with minerals.
Water:
Underground inland water management in collaboration with regions.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Sources
Law 3463/2006 (OJ Α 114/30.6.2006) 'Code for Municipalities and Communities', Article 75.
Law 3852/2010 (OJ Α 87/7.6.2010) 'Reorganisation of Local Government - Kallikratis Programme', Articles 94 and 186.
Ministry of Environment and Energy according to Presidential Decree 132/ 2017 (O.G. 160/ 30-10-2017)
Statute Law 3175/2003(OJ A 207/29.8.2003.
