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. 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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 ____________________________________________________________ 62 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 September 2019 3 BSERC TRACER Current role of coal mining and related policies 5.3.2 Regional and local policy ___________________________________________________________ 71 5.4 References _____________________________________________________________ 73 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 effect___________________________________________________________________ 82 6.2.4 Environmental effect _______________________________________________________________ 83 6.3 Coal mining and coal utilization policies _____________________________________ 84 6.3.1 National policy ___________________________________________________________________ 84 6.3.2 Regional and local policy ___________________________________________________________ 89 7 Poland, Upper Silesia Region _______________________________________ 91 7.1 Region overview _________________________________________________________ 91 7.1.1 Social situation ___________________________________________________________________ 91 7.1.2 Economic development _____________________________________________________________ 92 7.1.3 Environmental situation ____________________________________________________________ 93 7.2 Role of coal mining in the region ___________________________________________ 94 7.2.1 Coal sector in the region ____________________________________________________________ 94 7.2.2 Social aspects ____________________________________________________________________ 95 7.2.3 Economic effect___________________________________________________________________ 96 7.2.4 Environmental effect _______________________________________________________________ 96 7.3 Coal mining and coal utilization policies ____________________________________ 100 7.3.1 National policy __________________________________________________________________ 100 7.3.2 Regional and local policy __________________________________________________________ 106 7.4 References ____________________________________________________________ 107 8 Romania, West Region / Jiu Valley _________________________________ 109 8.1 Description of the region _________________________________________________ 109 8.1.1 Region overview _________________________________________________________________ 109 8.1.2 Social situation __________________________________________________________________ 111 8.1.3 Economic development ____________________________________________________________ 114 8.1.4 Environmental situation ___________________________________________________________ 116 8.2 Role of coal mining in the region __________________________________________ 119 8.2.1 Coal sector in the region ___________________________________________________________ 119 8.2.2 Social aspects ___________________________________________________________________