Slovenia and coal
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{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Sloveniaandcoal}}The U.S. Geological Survey reports that "coal is produced at two mines near Trbovlje and Velenje and is used for electricity production at the Trbovlje and the Sostanj thermal powerplants. The mine at Trbovlje is scheduled to shut down in 2015."[1]
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Coal mining
The British Geological survey states that over 4 million tonnes of lignite coal and 40 thousand tonnes of brown coal were extracted in 2010.[2]
The USGS estimates that in 2008 Slovenia mined 489,000 tonnes of brown coal and 4.03 million tonnes of lignite, a 24% drop from the previous year.[1]
The 2008 USGS report also stated that:
- Rudnik Trbovlje-Hrastnik d.o.o. (RTH) operates the Rudnik Trbovlje Hrastnik mine near Trbovlje, which mined 700,000 tonnes of brown coal;
- Premogovnik Velenje operates the underground Velenje mine, which produced 5 million tonnes.
Coal imports
The British Geological survey states that 550,000 tonnes of coal were imported into Slovenia in 2010.[3]
Existing coal-fired power stations
The two existing coal-fired power stations in Slovenia are:
- the 125 megawatt brown-coal fired Trbovlje Power Station is owned and operated by Rudnik Trbovlje-Hrastnik d.o.o. (RTH). The power station, which is located near Trbovlje, is supplied with approximately 700,000 tonnes of brown coal from the nearby Rudnik Trbovlje Hrastnik mine. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the mine is "scheduled to shut down in 2015."[1]
- Sostanj power station, Slovenia. There are plans to replace the plant’s existing units 1-4 and possibly 5.[4] The power station was financed in part by international public investment institutions.[5]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mark Brininstool, "The Mineral Industry of Slovenia", U.S. Geological Survey, October 2009.
- ↑ "European Mineral Statistics: 2006-2010," British Geological Survey, 2012.
- ↑ "European Mineral Statistics: 2006-2010," British Geological Survey, 2012.
- ↑ "Sostanj lignite thermal power plant unit 6, Slovenia," Bankwatch, accessed Oct. 2012.
- ↑ "Coal Fired Plants Financed by International Public Investment Institutions since 1994", Appendix A in Foreclosing the Future: Coal, Climate and International Public Finance: Investment in coal-fired power plants hinders the fight against global warming, Environmental Defense Fund, April 2009.
