The Hellenic Bankers Association UK examined Greece's energy transition and its bearing on European financial stability, in a fireside conversation in a City auditorium.
The Hellenic Bankers Association UK held a fireside conversation on Greece’s energy transition and Europe’s financial stability at the DLA Piper Auditorium in the Barbican on Thursday 12 February 2026. Alexandros Tsourinakis, the Association’s Vice-Chairman, led it.
Lignite supplied some 60 per cent of Greek electricity in 2005 and about 10 per cent by 2021. The government planned to close the country’s last coal-fired power station in 2026. Over the same years, renewables and hydropower rose from more than a fifth of generation to around half.
Market reform followed: a fully liberalised electricity market, prioritised grid access for renewable projects, net billing and support for battery storage. The national targets are a cut in emissions of at least 55 per cent by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
The conversation covered the latest developments on the ground, the policy frameworks written around them and the financial sector’s growing part in the transition.
Tsourinakis heads the London branch of Eurobank Private Banking Luxembourg. He was joined by Orestis Omran, a partner at DLA Piper; Stavros Kokkinis, a senior executive, angel investor and adviser; and Dimitrios Stratikopoulos, managing partner of Domius Capital.