Energy Community of Karditsa
- https://www.esek.gr/
- 6th km. Karditsa – Kedros, PC 43100 Agiopigi Karditsas
- Energy Community of Karditsa (ESEK) is a profit citizen energy cooperative. It was established in 2010. The main purpose was to foster renewable energy in the region. In 2019, according to the provisions of the law 4513/2018 and following the unanimous decision of the General Assembly, the Energy Cooperative was converted into an Energy Community. Nowadays more than 400 are the members of the community (an estimated 8% rate is comprised by municipalities, SMEs, associations etc.) ESEK operates in Thessaly, an area with strong agricultural production. The continuous expansion of the local fossil fuel network threatens the uptake of RE heating solutions such as biomass boilers. At the same time, the region has a great biomass supply chain potential through agricultural, forestry and wood processing industries that can easily support the uptake of bioenergy technologies. The main activity of the Energy Community is related to the management of a biomass plant for the production of solid biofuels to generate energy for heating (or cooling) purposes. The first phase of the investment project has accomplished, an Energy Community with a solid biofuel plant which can set up the value chain for the local community.
