It's no secret that the current Greek administration has been in cahoots with the local energy cartel. In 2022, they amended Article 171 of Law 4951/2022 to allow 40-year rights of use over public land to be granted to renewable energy installations via direct contract awards [1]. This has led to an out-of-control expansion of wind farms [2], with suspected links to wildfires [3] ("mountain burns, wind farm pops up" has been a common pattern in recent years).
And of course, allowing them to build is one thing. Being profitable is another. But thankfully, the government has been turning a blind eye to the cartel's collusion [4]. But maybe that's not enough, so this new legislation is the next act: mandating renewables for data centers, so that demand for the power produced by wind turbines will be artificially high.
[1] https://www.e-nomothesia.gr/index.php/nomos-4951-2022-phek-1...
[2] https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220211-turbine-tortu...
[3] https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1312087/wind-farms-investi...
[4] https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/energy/1286346/eu-sees-...