Energy in Greece
Encyclopedia
Energy in Greece describes energy
and electricity
production, consumption and import in Greece
. Energy policy of Greece describes the politics of Greece
related to energy. Electricity sector in Greece is the main article of electricity in Greece.
is is a large lignite
and coal
mine owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece.
World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Energy policy of Greece describes the politics of Greece
Politics of Greece
The Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament...
related to energy. Electricity sector in Greece is the main article of electricity in Greece.
| Energy in Greece | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Import | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 11.06 | 354 | 120 | 284 | 57.0 | 93.9 |
| 2007 | 11.19 | 374 | 141 | 284 | 63.0 | 97.8 |
| 2008 | 11.24 | 354 | 115 | 293 | 64.3 | 93.4 |
| 2009 | 11.28 | 342 | 117 | 258 | 62.5 | 90.2 |
| Change 2004-2009 | 2.0 % | -3.4 % | -2.0 % | -9.1 % | 9.8 % | -3.9 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh . Prim. energy includes energy losses | ||||||
Coal
Megalopoli MineMegalopoli Mine
The Megalopoli Mine is a large lignite and coal mine owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece that began in the early-1970s after the completion of the Megalopoli Power Plant which met demands for hydro in Greece...
is is a large lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
and coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mine owned by the Public Power Corporation of Greece.