The projects are being developed by Spes Solaris and Solar Concept, both subsidiaries of Solar Cells Hellas – one of Greece’s largest PV manufacturers, with production stretching from wafers to modules.

The projects, built throughout Greece, will cost around €300m ($386m) and create 500 temporary jobs.

Athens has long acknowledged solar energy as one of its clearest paths towards economic growth, even though the 10GW Helios mega-project