Report on the Current Role of Coal Mining and Related Policies in the TRACER Target Regions
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Smart strategies for the transition in coal intensive regions Project No: 836819 Report on the current role of coal mining and related policies in the TRACER target regions WP 3 – Tasks 3.1 & 3.2 / D 3.1 September 2019 TRACER Current role of coal mining and related policies Authors: Lulin Radulov, BSERC, Bulgaria Anton Ivanov, BSERC, Bulgaria Angel Nikolaev, BSERC, Bulgaria Vera Genadieva, BSERC, Bulgaria Jan Frouz, CU, Czech Republic Markéta Hendrychová, CULS, Czech Republic Dirk Knoche, FIB, Germany Anne Rademacher, FIB, Germany Rainer Schlepphorst, FIB, Germany Charalampos Malamatenios, CRES, Greece Georgia Veziryianni, CRES, Greece Marcin Pietrzykowski, UAK, Poland Marcin Chodak, UAK, Poland, Justyna Likus-Cieślik, UAK, Poland Marek Pająk, UAK, Poland Bartłomiej Woś, UAK, Poland Sabina Irimie, AISVJ, Romania Emilia Dunca, AISVJ, Romania Marian Dobrin, ISPE - PC, Romania Gloria Popescu, ISPE - PC, Romania Miodrag Zivotic, ENTEL, Serbia Miodrag Mesarovic, ENTEL, Serbia Jasmina Mandic-Lukic, ENTEL, Serbia Igor Volchyn, Ukraine Dmytro Bondzyk, Ukraine Danylo Cherevatskyi, Ukraine Trygve Rees, Welsh Government, Wales Editors: Lulin Radulov, BSERC, Bulgaria Angel Nikolaev, BSERC, Bulgaria Vera Genadieva, BSERC, Bulgaria Reviewers: Rita Mergner, WIP, Germany Rainer Janssen, WIP, Germany Contact: Black Sea Energy Research Centre (BSERC) Lulin Radulov E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +359 2 9806854 7, Viktor Grigorovich Str. 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria www.bserc.eu This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 836819. The sole responsibility for the content of this report lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the INEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. TRACER website: www.tracer-h2020.eu September 2019 2 BSERC TRACER Current role of coal mining and related policies Contents Abbreviations ________________________________________________________ 6 1 Executive summary ________________________________________________ 9 2 Introduction _____________________________________________________ 11 3 Bulgaria, Yugoiztochen Region _____________________________________ 12 3.1 Description of the region __________________________________________________ 12 3.1.1 Region overview .................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.2 Social situation ....................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.3 Economic development .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.4 Environmental situation ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Role of coal mining in the region ___________________________________________ 20 3.2.1 Coal sector in the region ......................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.2 Social aspects ......................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.3 Economic effect...................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2.4 Environmental effect .............................................................................................................................. 27 3.3 Coal mining and coal utilization policies _____________________________________ 28 3.3.1 National policy ....................................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.2 Regional and local policy ....................................................................................................................... 31 3.4 References _____________________________________________________________ 33 4 Czech Republic, North-west Bohemia ________________________________ 35 4.1 Description of the district _________________________________________________ 35 4.1.1 District overview .................................................................................................................................... 35 4.1.2 Social situation ....................................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.3 Economic development .......................................................................................................................... 39 4.1.4 Environmental situation ......................................................................................................................... 40 4.2 Role of coal mining in the district __________________________________________ 41 4.2.1 Coal sector in the district ........................................................................................................................ 41 4.2.2 Social aspects ......................................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.3 Economic effect...................................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.4 Environmental effect .............................................................................................................................. 46 4.3 Coal mining and coal utilization policies _____________________________________ 47 4.3.1 National policy ....................................................................................................................................... 47 4.3.2 District and local policy ......................................................................................................................... 50 4.4 References _____________________________________________________________ 53 5 Germany, Lusatian Lignite District/Economic Region Lusatia ____________ 55 5.1 Description of the region __________________________________________________ 55 5.1.1 Region overview .................................................................................................................................... 55 5.1.2 Social situation ....................................................................................................................................... 59 5.1.3 Economic development .......................................................................................................................... 60 5.1.4 Environmental situation ......................................................................................................................... 63 5.2 Role of coal mining in the region ___________________________________________ 66 5.2.1 Coal sector in the region ......................................................................................................................... 66 5.2.2 Social aspects ......................................................................................................................................... 67 5.2.3 Economic effect...................................................................................................................................... 67 5.2.4 Environmental effect .............................................................................................................................. 69 5.3 Coal mining and coal utilisation policies _____________________________________ 70 5.3.1 National policy ....................................................................................................................................... 70 5.3.2 Regional and local policy ....................................................................................................................... 71 5.4 References _____________________________________________________________ 73 September 2019 3 BSERC TRACER Current role of coal mining and related policies 6 Greece, Western Macedonia Region _________________________________ 75 6.1 Description of the region __________________________________________________ 75 6.1.1 Region overview .................................................................................................................................... 75 6.1.2 Social situation ....................................................................................................................................... 76 6.1.3 Economic development .......................................................................................................................... 77 6.1.4 Environmental situation ......................................................................................................................... 78 6.2 Role of coal mining in the region ___________________________________________ 79 6.2.1 Coal sector in the region ......................................................................................................................... 79 6.2.2 Social aspects ......................................................................................................................................... 81 6.2.3 Economic 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