The Municipal Council of the Municipality of Lasithi Plateau, in its meeting today, decided to register the Municipality as a member of the Minoan Energy Community. It thus becomes the sixth municipality in Crete to join the Community, with this number expected to increase in the near future.
The Lasithi Plateau is one of Crete’s most iconic landmarks, well‑known throughout Greece, with significant historical, agricultural, economic, climatic, and folkloric importance. Above all, however, it is a place of authentic people who honor the values of friendship and hospitality.
The very positive atmosphere during the meetings held in recent days with Mayor Mr. Athanasakis and his associates foreshadowed today’s encouraging development. The Municipality’s wholehearted support for our Community boosts our morale and strengthens our efforts to ensure that every Cretan household can have its own energy.
This decision is also particularly important for another reason: the Lasithi Plateau is one of the four eligible areas in Crete where innovative renewable‑energy projects will be implemented under the flagship “Crete Valley” initiative, in which Minoan Energy participates. The project includes the creation of a biogas production unit and the installation of small electric windmills—designed in the spirit of the traditional windmill that is the Plateau’s trademark—to generate clean energy. During the meetings of the past days, the initial project design and the siting of the facilities were discussed.
Another project currently underway by Minoan Energy, Life Local Ownership Of Power (Life LOOP), provides for the preparation of a comprehensive energy‑upgrade study for a municipal building designated by the Municipality. This study will be complete and ready for implementation—at the level of final application design and tender documents—without any financial burden on the citizens.
We warmly thank Mayor Mr. Athanasakis and the members of the Municipal Council for today’s decision and for their positive stance, which signals the beginning of a highly constructive collaboration.
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