Ptolemaida Basin
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The Ptolemaida Basin is a lignite-rich geological and industrial region in northern Greece known for its extensive open-pit coal mining and power generation activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mining region
ⓘ
geological basin ⓘ industrial region ⓘ |
| affects | local employment in Western Macedonia ⓘ |
| climatePolicyRelevance | coal phase-out in Greece ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Megalopolis Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Greek electricity production ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| economicRole | major energy hub of Greece ⓘ |
| energySource | lignite-fired power plants ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
air pollution
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ landscape alteration ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Neogene-Quaternary sediments ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | lignite processing ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant |
Agios Dimitrios Power Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amyntaio Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kardia Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaida Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementNearby |
Amyntaio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filotas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kozani NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
conveyor belt systems
ⓘ
industrial rail connections ⓘ |
| industrialActivity |
electricity generation
ⓘ
lignite extraction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
electric power generation
ⓘ
lignite deposits ⓘ open-pit coal mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| near |
Kozani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Public Power Corporation of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek lignite mining system
ⓘ
Macedonia (Greece) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | lignite ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Greek decarbonization policies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfIntensiveExploitation |
early 21st century
ⓘ
second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| undergoing | energy transition ⓘ |
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