Power Statistics - 2010 Edition - Full Report - Eurelectric

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LITHUANIA (lt)
The electricity market in Lithuania was dominated by the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, with the output
from one unit being sufficient to support almost all the domestic electricity demand.
Throughout 2009 the power generation structure remained unchanged. About 70.9% of total output
was generated in the Ignalina NPP, 17.2% in the thermal power plants, 7.3% in the renewable power
plants and 4.7% by Kruonis PSPP.
LUXEMBOURG (lu)
The national production covers about 53% of the consumption, but part of it is first exported and then
re-imported again. Only about 14% of the consumption in the public grid is produced and consumed
directly in Luxembourg. By that, the major part of electricity is imported from Germany for the public grid
and from Belgium for the industrial grid.
To reduce the import dependency, small and medium CHP plants and renewable energy plants where
built in the last years.
A larger pumped storage plant in Luxembourg is connected to the grid of RWE by dedicated lines and
operated by it.
LATVIA (lv)
In Latvia, domestic generation capacities secure 50% - 70% of the country’s total electricity demand.
Hydroelectric power plants provide 30% - 60% of this demand.
The existing CHP plants operate according to the heat production schedule. Electricity generated in
the condensation mode is more expensive than the electricity imported from neighbouring Estonia,
Lithuania and Russia.
The installed capacity of Riga CHP-1 is 144 MWe. The reconstructed Riga CHP-2 was commissioned in
2008. Reconstruction of CHP-2 means maintaining the capacities of heat and considerably increasing
the capacities of generated electricity. It will make possible substantial decrease of CO 2 emissions per
produced energy unit. Electricity import provides 30% - 50% of the national consumption. Total maximum
capacity of wind power plants in 2008 was 28 MW and the capacity of electricity production from landfill
gas reached up to 9 MW.
As prognoses show electricity deficit in the Baltic market in the coming years, the possibilities of
building a new power plant are considered now
POLAND (pl)
The result of Polish negotiations connected with accession to EU in Energy Area gave some derogation
for our generation units for preparation to the new emission standards (The EU Environmental
Directive 2001/80/EC).
After the year 2015 a decrease of capacity and energy production based on brown coal is expected, and
an increase of technologies based on natural gas (most in CHP’s and distributed generation) or renewable
technologies. In the same time capacity in hard coal plant will be replaced by new high efficient units.
Untill the year 2020 production from hard coal plants will be at a similar level as in the statistical years.
After the year 2020 when the production from brown coal will decrease to the half of statistical value
it is expected production increase in hard coal plants and in gas fired units.
Nuclear power technologies are expected to be introduced after the year 2025.
For the whole forecast period (2010-2030) the emissions (a specially CO 2 emission) will be reduced.
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