Megalopolis Lignite Center

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Megalopolis Lignite Center is an operating coal mine in Megalopoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Megalopolis Lignite Center	Megalopoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece	37.427554, 22.097807 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1969	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	3.5	2021	Surface	Open Pit	40	150	710*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	132	Megalopolis	Lignite	Thermal	Megalopoli power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Lignitiki Megalopolis SA	Public Power Corporation SA [100.0%]	Greece

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	7*	7	7	2	3*	2	2*

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

Megalopolis Lignite Centre (MLC) is a network of surface coal mines, operated by Lignitiki Megalopolis SA, owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece, in Western Macedonia, Greece.

MLC provides power to the Megalopoli power station. The Megalopolis lignite deposit in Central Peloponese was evaluated for the first time in 1957. In 1969, Public Power Corporation began to exploit the lignite. The Megalopolis mine had started with an annual production of 1 million tonnes and reached a peak production of 12 million tonnes in 1996.

• Operator: Lignitiki Megalopolis SA
• Parent Company: Public Power Corporation of Greece S.A
• Location: Megalopoli, Arkadía, Peloponnísou, Greece
• GPS coordinates: 37.427554, 22.097807 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 1969
• Mineable reserves: 225 million tonnes
• Coal type: Lignite
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface (open cast)
• Mine depth: 150 m
• Production: 7.4 million tonnes (2018); 3.5 million tonnes (2021)
• Number of employees: 4082 (with Western Macedonia Lignite Centre)

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