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Trends in electricity production – December 2021

Trends in electricity production – December 2021

According to the latest monthly data for the interconnected electricity network from ADMIE (December 2021):
Lignite hit a new record low. Despite the increased demand in 2021 compared to 2020 (+5%) and the spike in fossil gas prices, especially in the second half of 2021, electricity production from lignite decreased by 6.7% in 2021 compared to 2020, while relative to 2019 the decrease almost reached 50% (-49%).

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🗨️...το ζητούμενο για το 2022 είναι οι ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας να εκτοπίσουν το ορυκτό αέριο από την πρώτη θέση στο μίγμα ηλεκτροπαραγωγής, προστατεύοντας παράλληλα τους πολίτες από την έκρηξη των ενεργειακών τιμών, δήλωσε ο @n_mantzaris στον @otgr_official και τη @MachieT

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Νέο ιστορικό χαμηλό για τον λιγνίτη το 2021 στην Ελλάδα https://www.ot.gr/2022/01/26/green/neo-istoriko-xamilo-gia-ton-ligniti-to-2021-stin-ellada/

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Climate change is one of the direct drivers of change in nature with the largest global impact.

See this visualization of global annual average temperature anomalies between 1880-2021🌡️🌍

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25 Jan

Based on latest data:
🔸Lignite hit a🆕record low in 🇬🇷Greece’s interconnected network in 2021.
In the year that net imports shrank to an 8-year low (-59% vs 2020), the decline in lignite production was covered by an ~ equal increase in fossil gas (+17%) & renewables (+16%).
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