Vevi Coal Mine

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Vevi Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Vevi, Florina, Western Macedonia, Greece.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vevi Coal Mine Vevi, Florina, Western Macedonia, Greece[1] 40.751111, 21.5775 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Mothballed[2] 2010

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
Surface Open Pit 50* *[1]

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
90 Lignite[3] Thermal Florina (Meliti) Power Station[4]

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
the Greek State [state-owned][2] Government of Greece [100%] Greece

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

Vevi Coal Mine is a surface coal mine in Vevi, Florina, Greece.[5] It supplies coal to the region's Meliti power station.[6] The Vevi mine is located close to Greece’s northern border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.[6]

Unlike many of Greece's other coal mines, Vevi is not owned by the country's dominant utility, the Public Power Corporation (PPC); the company was not allowed to submit a bid after the European Union told Greece last year to curb PPC’s monopoly over lignite.[7] Greece-based construction company, Aktor S.A., was eventually named the winning bidder in late 2014. However, Aktor was not able to pursue the project after the left-wing Syriza party came into power shortly afterwards, and so the agreement was never brought to parliament for approval.[8] As a result, Vevi Mine remains a state-owned project.

  • Owner: the Greek State[8]
  • Location: Vevi, Florina, Greece
  • Coordinates: 40.751111, 21.5775 (Approximate)
  • Production:
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves: 90 million tonnes (2015)[6]
  • Coal Type: Lignite (Thermal)
  • Mine Type: Surface
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Closing Year:
  • Source of Financing:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240729215621/https://www.oryktosploutos.net/2014/10/blog-post_23-19/. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718165119/https://www.mononews.gr/business/dei-agonas-dromou-gia-tin-afxisi-tis-paragogis-ligniti-ti-ginete-me-achlada-ke-vevi. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240307033955/https://www.mete.gr/en/about/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240121034335/https://energypress.eu/vevi-mine-essential-fuel-for-prospective-meliti-ii-station/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Lignite Μine in Vevi Florina, Greece", Omikron Kappa Consulting, Accessed May 2023.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Vevi Mine", Energy Press, Accessed May 2023.
  7. "Greece invites bids for Vevi lignite mine", Reuters, 8 February 2010.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Lignite mine interest rekindled by PPC plan to boost reserves", Energy Press, 4 October 2022.