The figures were announced by Andrea Clavarino, President of Assocarboni, during the 2016 Coal Industry Advisory Board’s recent Plenary Meeting in Paris. The CIAB is a consultative body to the International Energy Agency (IEA) comprising senior executives from the global coal industry.
Coal plays a relatively minor part in the Italian power mix with just a 13% share – one of the lowest in Europe. The EU average is 28%. More than 70% of the country’s electricity is produced by natural gas and renewables.
Italy’s coal-fired power plants are, however, among the more efficient in the world with an average efficiency rate of 40% and peaks of 46% at Torrevaldalinga Nord. Only plants in Denmark and Japan reach similar efficiency levels.
