The Director of the Lignite Center of Western Macedonia received in his office at the Headquarters of LKDM, Antonios Nikou, the President of TEE / TDM Nikolaos Sylliris and the Vice President of the Department, Evangelia Bagavou, in the context of the contacts they make as the new administration of the TEE / TDM, in order to be informed about the developments around the de-lignification and about the role of PPC SA the next day.
The Director Mr. Nikos, pointed out first of all the need to use lignite in electricity generation in times of high demand, as it was last winter, but also in the current heatwave, where already from Monday 25/07 the units have been put into operation 3 and 4, which will remain in operation for as long as required, to support the system.
The representatives of the TEE / TDM raised the issue of the operation of the Kozani District Heating and the concern that exists in a large portion of the local community for its viability, but also of Ptolemaida, while issues were also raised about the future of PPC employees, as well as for the restoration of the soils and for the areas that PPC intends to maintain, for the possibility of exploiting large reserves of lignite in other uses (e.g, crop enhancer etc.), για τα σχέδια της εταιρείας στην περιοχή την επόμενη μέρα και για την προοπτική της εγκατάστασης μονάδας υδρογόνου.
Mr. Nikos expressed the belief that the district heating of Kozani will continue to operate smoothly, while he assured that there is no problem with the district heating of Ptolemaida either, since its operation was arranged with the installation of electric water heating boilers. He agreed that the potential of lignite beyond electricity generation is great, στάθηκε στη δυσκολία που ενδέχεται να υπάρχει από τους ιδιώτες στην προσφορά στο σύστημα και στην αμφίβολη συνέπεια – σε σύγκριση με τη ΔΕΗ – that they may display, as well as the possible need to maintain the operation of some units for periods of high demand. He also referred to PPC's plans and the creation of an energy storage plant, in the perspective of White Dragon and the possibility of cooperating with the company, in the course of land restoration and clarified that the company has made known to SDAM which lands it intends to maintain. End, spoke about the problems faced by PPC and for which a solution has not yet been found, such as that of the relocation of Pontokomi and any difficulties in the daily life of the inhabitants there, it implies.
Subsequently, the administration of TEE / TDM, visited the Head of Mining Planning and Performance, Mr. Pavloudakis Francis, in the Southern Field, where in addition to all the above issues, extensively discussed the position of Certified Engineers at PPC SA, the problems they face in their work environment, but also other issues of engineers in general.
