The first episode of this season opens with a critical look at Greece’s energy costs and the role of new interconnections in driving change. Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, Nikos Tsafos, joins journalist Kostas Voutsadakis to discuss how upcoming connections with Crete, the Dodecanese, and the North Aegean islands could reduce public service obligation charges. The conversation also explores Greece’s high wholesale energy prices, upcoming improvements in the balancing market and energy storage, and the growing challenge of “energy tourism” in the region.