MOSCOW (MRC) -- Hellenic Petroleum, Greece's biggest oil refiner, plans capital expenditure of between 3.5 billion 4 billion euros (USD9.03 billion) by 2025, about of half of which will be on clean energy projects, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
Hellenic operates three oil refineries in Greece but has been boosting its renewable energy portfolio under Greece's plan to increase its share of green energy as part of a binding European Union target for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.
"We have a plan at the order of 3.5 to 4 billion euros," Chief Executive Andreas Shiamishis said of the group's spending plans at an online briefing presenting the group's strategy for 2020-2025.
Shiamishis said half of that would go into traditional activities and the other half in projects that will help the group's transition to cleaner energy. Hellenic is also looking to change its corporate structure to improve governance and financing and reduce its carbon footprint.
"Our aim is to reach a 50% improvement (of our carbon footprint) by 2030," Shiamishis said. "To achieve that, we need to transform our business strategy."
As per MRC, Greece received five expressions of interest for a majority stake in its biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum. Greece last month launched a tender to sell at least 50.1 percent of Hellenic in one of the biggest asset sales under Athens' three international bailouts since 2010.
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