Islands to get more than €5.5 bln for energy upgrades, green transition

Greek islands will get the majority of the funds set out for to Greece by the European Union for green energy transition and environment protection.

Greece has got over €8 billion from three sources – the Social Climate Fund, the Modernization Fund and the Island Decarbonization Fund for the period 2026-32. Of those, the islands will get €5.56 billion to, among other things, implement power network connections, help the economically most vulnerable and upgrade the passenger shipping fleet, including energy upgrads to more efficient fuels.