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generation.<ref name="U.S. Geological Survey 2005"/> Greece's electricity generation capacity has grown by 50% in the last decade and projections are for an additional 6,000 megawatts being required by 2015. The bulk of additional capacity is expected to come from gas-fired plants.<ref name="EIA Electricity">Energy Information Administration, [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Greece/Electricity.html Greece: Electricity"], Energy Information Administration website, approx 2006, accessed July 2008.</ref> | generation.<ref name="U.S. Geological Survey 2005"/> Greece's electricity generation capacity has grown by 50% in the last decade and projections are for an additional 6,000 megawatts being required by 2015. The bulk of additional capacity is expected to come from gas-fired plants.<ref name="EIA Electricity">Energy Information Administration, [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Greece/Electricity.html Greece: Electricity"], Energy Information Administration website, approx 2006, accessed July 2008.</ref> | ||
| − | + | PPC is attempting to sell 40% of its coal-fired capacity by 2019.<ref>[https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-eurozone-greece-publicpower-meeting/public-power-postpones-board-meeting-on-units-sale-after-worker-occupation-idUKKBN1I419A Public Power postpones board meeting on units sale after worker occupation"], Reuters, 3 May 2018</ref> | |
==Proposed Coal-Fired Power Stations== | ==Proposed Coal-Fired Power Stations== | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 5 May 2018
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Greeceandcoal}} Greece is the second largest producer of lignite in the European Union after Germany, and most electricity is produced from lignite.[1] The largest domestic coal producer is the government-owned Public Power Corporation (PPC), and hard coal is imported from South Africa, Russia, Venezuela, and Colombia.[2]
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Power Generation
Approximately 75 percent of the country's electricity is sourced from thermal power stations, predominantly coal. According to the U.S. Geological Survey lignite accounted for approximately 65% of the fuel for the country’s power generation.[2] Greece's electricity generation capacity has grown by 50% in the last decade and projections are for an additional 6,000 megawatts being required by 2015. The bulk of additional capacity is expected to come from gas-fired plants.[3]
PPC is attempting to sell 40% of its coal-fired capacity by 2019.[4]
Proposed Coal-Fired Power Stations
- Agios Nikolaos Power Station in Beotia is proposed by Mytilineos and Endesa, which have formed a joint venture company named Endesa Hellas, to have an installed capacity of 600 megawatts; the estimated cost is 890 million euros. A securities analyst reported in May 2007 that the company had submitted an application for a power generation license.[5] In July 2007, Endesa Hellas reported that the company aimed to have the "clean coal" plant online by the first half of 2013. (It also flagged that plans for a "clean coal" plant of unstated capacity were under development for a location in Albania).[6]
- Astakos Power Station in Etoloakarnania is a proposal by T-Power - a consortium of Edison and Hellenic Petroleum -- for a 600 megawatt project that Power in Europe describes as being in the "pre-proposal" stage.[7]
Coal Mining
The International Energy Agency lists the major Greek lignite mining operations in 2005 as being:[8]
- Ptolemais (PPC) Western Macedonia 46.08 million tonnes with 1280.7 million tonnes of reserves and a notional life of 28 years
- Amyndaion (PPC) Western Macedonia 8.52 million tonnes with 165.3 million tonnes of reserves and a notional life of 19 years
- Megalopolis (PPC) Peloponnese 14.44 million tonnes with 251.1 million tonnes of reserves and a notional life of 17 years
- Florina (PPC) Western Macedonia 0.86 million tonnes with 138.4 million tonnes of reserves and a notional life of 161 years
- Drama Eastern Macedonia 900,000 tonnes
- Elassona (PPC) Central Greece 169,000 tonnes
- Komnina (PPC) Western Macedonia 100 ,000 tonnes
- Privately-owned mines Western Macedonia 2.02 million tonnes with 191 million tonnes of reserves and a notional life of 95 years.
Subsidies
In 2013 the government spent 150 million euros subsidizing coal.[9]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ Energy Information Administration, "PPC > Company profile > Activity Sectors > Mines", Public Power Corporation, undated, accessed May 2018.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Harold R. Newman, "The Mineral Industry of Greece", 2005 Minerals Yearbook, U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, December 2007.
- ↑ Energy Information Administration, Greece: Electricity", Energy Information Administration website, approx 2006, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ Public Power postpones board meeting on units sale after worker occupation", Reuters, 3 May 2018
- ↑ "JV with Endesa provides great prospects in Greece and SE Europe", Beta Securities, May 10, 2007.
- ↑ Endesa Hellas, "ENDESA Hellas Board of Directors: Convenes to Decisions", Media Release, July 30, 2007.
- ↑ "PiEs new power plant project tracker April 2008", Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008, page 24.
- ↑ International Energy Agency, Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Greece: 2006 Review, 2006, page 135. (Pdf)
- ↑ "Cutting Europe’s lifelines to coal: Tracking subsidies in 10 countries", ODI, 2017
Related SourceWatch articles
External Articles
Background information
- International Energy Agency, "Coal in Greece in 2005", International Energy Agency website, accessed July 2008.
- International Energy Agency, "Greece", International Energy Agency website, accessed July 2008.
- International Energy Agency, Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Greece: 2006 Review, 2006. (Pdf)
- U.S. Geological Survey, Europe and Central Eurasia 1995-2005
- European Environment Agency, European Pollutant Emission Register. (This has a list of power stations and their current emissions).
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