Renewable energy sources gets the largest part of the funds allocated by the EU for public support in the energy sector – according to a report published on Monday, the European Commission on grants and energy costs in the EU. According to these data with traditional energy technologies was the most subsidized coal. Published by the European Commission report provides a comprehensive summary of data on grants and energy costs for all member countries. These data refer to 2012, however. Include the entire power generation technology in 28 EU countries. The Commission stressed that it is the first such statement, stipulating that in many cases the EU countries are reluctant to disclose such data. A spokeswoman for the European Commission. Energy Marlene Holzner stressed that the report is “very preliminary picture” when it comes to public support for different types of energy technologies. It aims to give an idea of the real costs of energy.
The report shows that in 2012, the total value of public interventions in the energy sector (excluding transport) in the 28 member states totaled a sum between 120- 140 billion .
The greatest public support in 2012. was spent on renewable energy sources. In particular, solar energy (14.7 billion euros), wind farms (approx. EUR 11 billion – including land 10.1 billion, and the sea 1.3 billion), biomass (8.3 billion euros) and hydropower (5.2 billion euros).
Among the traditional power generation technologies, the largest grant in 2012. received coal (10.1 billion euros), followed by nuclear energy (7 billion ) and natural gas (approx. 5.2 billion).
As indicated in the report, most financial support in 2012. Energy sector gave the governments of Germany (25 billion), United Kingdom (13 bn), Spain (10.4 billion euro) and Italy (10.3 billion euros). In Poland, it was 970 million euros.
The report also includes data on the cost competitiveness of different power generation technologies, including the estimated cost of producing electricity without public intervention. As stated, the production cost of one MWh of electricity from coal amounted to approx. 75 euros of electricity from windmills on land were at a slightly higher level, and with nuclear and natural gas in the comparable periods of approx. 100 euros.
The report also included estimates of external costs in all energy technologies. As for the costs, which are not reflected in market prices, such as the cost of the environmental and health impacts of climate change. In 2012. These costs amounted to the sum of between 150 billion and 310 billion.
EU Commissioner. Guenther Oettinger Energy stressed that this report is a “first step” to it, to know the amount of public aid in recent years in the field. “There are still gaps in our knowledge. Need to continue to work on filling the gaps” – quoted in the release said Oettinger.
The European Commission makes public a report on the grants and the cost … – Interia
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