The country plans to increase its installed renewable energy capacity to 25 GW by 2030.

Greece met its energy demands from only renewable sources of energy for a period of five hours on Friday, October 7, PV Tech.

Back in the U.S., the state of California has managed to reach this landmark milestone a couple of times this year. However, Greece’s achievement is remarkable as the region is also fighting off a self-imposed ban on using Russia-supplied gas, in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine.