Greek Lignite under EU

and
Market Forces Pressure
Dr Marios Leonardos
Public Power Corporation, Greece

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Greek lignite deposits characteristics

! Relatively small deposits separated by faults

! Deep deposits
! Extremely low LQV
! High stripping ratio
! Zebra type lignite
! Presence of hard layers in the overburden (blasting required)

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European Lignites
Stripping ratio (t/m3) LQV (kJ/Kg)

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Lignite Cost Benchmarking

Mt/y

Lignite
Cost
/t

Stripping
Ratio
t/m

Excavation
Cost
/m

Fuel Cost
/Gcal

Mini Maritsa Iztok/BG

33

9,8

4,0

2,06

6,3

Kolubara, Serbia

30

13,3

2,2

3,83

7,0

Freedom, North Dakota USA

15

13,0

5,2

2,20

3,5

Belchatow, Poland (OPEX)

40

9,6

2,6

2,92

6,4

Schleenhain Mine / Germany

11

12,0

3,0

3,00

4,6

MIBRAG (all mines- OPEX)

19,6

10,0

4,0

2,05

3,8

Rovinari / Romania

6,3

14,8

5,3

2,44

9,2

Visonta/Bkkabany /
Hungary

8,15

15,0

6,9

1,96

8,8

Greek Lignite Mines

48

15,3

4,8

2,70

12,9

Production
Mine

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Lignite Cost Benchmarking

Excavation Cost
/m

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t/m

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Lignite Cost as Fuel

/Gcal

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Greek Lignite Mines

Stripping Ratio m/t

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Power Balance TWh

Greek Interconnected System

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GREEK LIGNITES AND EU POLICIES

LCP BREF

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LIGNITEPRODUCTION(Mt/year)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1950

1960

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1970

1980

1990

2000

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2010

2020
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Ptolemais basin mining area consisted of several deposits

("Fields"),
scheduled to be mined according to Stripping Ratio, Lignite Quality, Size, Position and
Production Requirements

We now exploit the LAST three deposits

and PPC Mines are seeking a complete deposit exploitation
Reasons:
Obligation from mining concession
Lignite cost
Environment

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Mining cost is minimum at the end of a lignite field mining

operation

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Significant
environmental
impact for
Ptolemais basin
region in case the
planned sequence
of the mining fields
will not be
completed
smoothly.
The ground surface
will not be restored
to a usable form.
The Company (or
the country) will
pay an unbearable
cost to correct the
situation .
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TPP
New Unit
PTOL5

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COMMI- DECOMMI- OPERATION

SSION
SSION
YEARS
2019

2061

45

Opt out (17500h)

KARDIA1
1975
KARDIA2
1975
KARDIA3
1980
KARDIA4
1981

2018
2018
2019
2019

43
43
39
38

Transitional national plan

AGIOS DEM1 1984
2029
AGIOS DEM2 1984
2029
AGIOS DEM3 1985
2030
AGIOS DEM4 1986
2031
AGIOS DEM5 1997
2042

45
45
45
45
45

Opt out (17500h)

AMYNT1
1987
AMYNT2
1987

31
31

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Depletion of Lignite Deposits in Ptolemais

and Amyntaion Basins
Reserves (Mt) 2014 2020 2061
PTOLEMAIS
AMYNTAION

788
83

621
60

87
60

1000
900
800
700
600

Mt

500

PTOLEMAIS

AMYNTAION

400
300
200
100
0
2014 2018 2022 2026 2030 2034 2038 2042 2046 2050 2054 2058
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Problems from the transitional national plan

!
!

Cost of investments for TPPs upgrade (170 M )

TPPs increased operating costs

Other problems from early decommission of Kardia and

Amyntaion TPP (March / 2018)
!
!
!
!
!

Power 1800 MW suddenly lost from the system

Gap in electricity production (PTOL5 to be ready 2019 - 20)
Decommission before 45 years
District heating in Amyntaion area lost
Gap in district heating Ptolemais city

Solution
Increase of operating hours from 17500 to 32000.

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Fossil Fuels
Future

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From the fossil fuels surplus we can infer

that low prices will stay for the next
decade
Nuclear energy returns with new
technologies, safer and cheaper

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Fission reactor. Proven, affordable, safe and clean

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Thank you

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