The use of lignite for energy production in Greece more than halved between 2012 and 2019, decreasing by some 19 terawatt hours. In 2019, the country's lignite energy production amounted to 10.38 terawatt hours.
Lignite's fall is directly related to the EU Renewable energy directive. As of June 2020, the main source of energy generation in Greece was natural gas, followed by renewable sources. Lignite accounted for 13.9 percent of the total energy generation in the first six months of 2020.
Annual lignite energy production in Greece from 2012 to 2019 (in gigawatt hours)*
Characteristic
Lignite energy production in gigawatt hours
2019
10,377.8
2018
15,214.9
2017
17,591.4
2016
14,769.4
2015
20,282.9
2014
23,946
2013
23,475.9
2012
29,286
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000
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* Source includes data from Greece's largest power producers: PPC, Elpedison, Mytilineos, Lig Megalopus, Korinthos Power, Heron II Viotias, Lig Melitis, and Heron.
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