PPC and AWS sign agreement for 300MW data centre in Kozani

A first phase of 300 MW by the end of 2028, with expansion to up to 1 GW envisaged by 2031; PPC's initial investment is €1.2bn, with the overall plan including renewable capacity put at roughly €5.7–5.8bn. Around 7,500 workers are expected during construction and at least 2,200 permanent jobs, some 1,500 of them in data centre operations at full build-out — a structural transition project for the former lignite region of Western Macedonia.

Greek utility PPC and Amazon Web Services signed a binding memorandum of understanding for a data centre campus at the Agios Dimitrios site in Western Macedonia: 300 MW in the first phase by the end of 2028, expandable to up to 1 GW by 2031, with a 15-year lease to AWS once completed. PPC's initial investment is €1.2bn and the overall plan including renewable capacity around €5.7bn (PPC cites €5.8bn for the full scheme); the company targets an EBITDA contribution of €170m in 2030 and a ROIC of 12 to 14 %. The project remains subject to final negotiations, due diligence and regulatory approvals (newmoney.gr and radar.gr, 18 Sept 2026; project outline previously reported by Naftemporiki, 17 Sept 2026).