Amyntaio power station
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Amyntaio power station is a retired power station in Amýntaio, Flórina, Western Macedonia, Greece. It is also known as Amintaio power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Amyntaio power station | Amýntaio, Flórina, Western Macedonia, Greece | 40.61933, 21.682777 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 40.61933, 21.682777
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal: lignite | 300 | subcritical | 1987 | 2020 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal: lignite | 300 | subcritical | 1987 | 2020 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Public Power Corporation SA [100%] | Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Public Power Corporation SA [100%] | Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Amyntaio coal mine
Background
Amyntaio power station is a two-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 600 MW. The plant was completed in 1987. It is fuelled by lignite from the adjacent Amyntaio coal mine. Both the power plant and the adjacent mine are owned by the Public Power Corporation (PPC).[1][2]
In 2013, the Greek government included the Amyntaio power plant in a list of assets which PPC was required to spin-off to a subsidiary. This subsidiary was set to be turned into a new competing electricity company following its privatization.[3] Following large scale protests and limited corporate interest in entering the Greek lignite market, the new Syriza-led government however announced it would call off the privatization.[4]
Under EU emission rules, Amyntaio is allowed to operate for no more than 17,500 hours starting from 1 January 2016 and ending no later than 31 December 2023. By end-2017 the plant had already operated thousands of hours, requiring it to shut down in 2019. In February 2018, Greek industrial group Mytilineos reportedly offered to pay for a revamp of the coal plant owned to keep it operational after 2019.[5]
According to the environmental law NGO Client Earth, Greece repeatedly asked the European Commission (EC) if it could extend the hours for Amyntaio power station to nearly double what had been approved, and the EC "consistently objected, as the plant was not eligible for the extension under EU environmental law. However, the Greek government ignored the European Commission’s decision, illegally granting the much-coveted extension to Amyntaio" at the end of 2018. The group is challenging the permit extension.[6]
In September 2019 PPC said it would begin to close the Amyntaio and Megalopoli power station in consultation with local communities, with consultations to begin in 2020.[7] The coal plant is planned to retire in 2020.[8]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Ministry of Development (Greece) (February 2009). "Energy Outlook of Greece" (PDF). p. 14.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Public Power Corporation. 2014. p. 180.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Public Power Corporation. 2014. p. 105 ff.
- ↑ "Syriza MP reiterates party plan to end 'Little PPC' as first move". 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Greece's Mytilineos offers to upgrade Public Power coal plant – source," Mining Weekly, Feb 12, 2018
- ↑ "Life extension of super-polluting Greek coal plant faces legal challenge," ClientEarth, 23 July 2019
- ↑ "Plan to make PPC more attractive to investors," Ekathimerini, Sep 1, 2019
- ↑ "Οι μεσοπρόθεσμες στρατηγικές προτεραιότητες της ΔΕΗ: και οι οικονομικές προοπτικές για το 2020," PPC, January 2020
Additional data
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