Integrated Report 2019 | PGE Capital Group

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Natural capital

Lignite and hard coal are key fuels used to generate electricity and heat at our conventional and CHP plants. Natural gas and biomass are also included in our fuel mix.

We are investing in technologies that directly use the forces of nature – wind, water and sun energy, which are converted into electricity at our renewables installations. We strive to effectively use natural resources. Our priority is to limit negative environmental footprint and protect the natural ecosystem.

With a combination of its own lignite resources, generation assets and distribution networks, The PGE provides secure and reliable electricity supplies to more than 5 million customers throughout Poland, including households, businesses and institutions. This means that it supplies almost every third electricity consumer in Poland. The PGE is also the leader in district heating production.

Contribution

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2019 2018
Industrial resources of lignite (million tonnes) 933.3 983.4
Lignite extraction (million tonnes) 43.29 50.84
Use of hard coal (million tonnes) 9.84 11.09
Use of natural gas (million m3) 1,203.72 1,136.69
Use of biomass (million tonnes) 0.55 0.46
Use of renewable resources (water, wind, sun) – gross output (TWh) 2.04 1.76
Water abstraction for production purposes (million m3) 10,982 14,003

Results

60,66million tonnes
CO2 emissions
49,299 tonnes
NOX * emissions
46,520 tonnes
SO2* emissions
2,145 tonnes
Particulate matter* emissions
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2019 2018
CO2 emissions (million tonnes) 60.66 70.19
NOx  emissions (tonnes) 49,299 57,419
SO2 emissions (tonnes) 46,250 70,460
Particulate matter emissions (tonnes) 2,145 3,001
Total quantity of wastewater** (million m3) 35.82 25.75
Water from mine de-watering / treated mine water*** (million m3) 213.29 211.85
Cooling water from open cooling water circuit, not requiring treatment**** (million m3) 1,248.62 1,458.28
Quantity of hazardous waste** (tonnes) 8,340.00 3,851.19
Quantity of waste other than hazardous** (tonnes) 6,036.964 7,522.409

** PGE GiEK, PGE Energia Odnawialna, PGE Dystrybucja and PGE EC.
*** PGE GiEK.
**** PGE GiEK, PGE Energia Odnawialna and PGE EC.

  • We strive to respect energy, aiming to effectively transform natural resources
  • We are modernising our generation assets to improve their efficiency
  • We are investing in modern desulphurisation, denitration and dust extraction installations, thus reducing harmful emissions
  • We are increasing the share of renewable sources in our generation mix, aiming at a 25% share of the renewables market in Poland by 2030
  • We are consistently reducing the average CO2 emissions of the Group’s assets
  • We are increasing the use of combustion by-products – in cement, construction and road building industries as well as for rehabilitation of land that has been adversely transformed during operations
  • We rehabilitate post-mining areas, creating new forest and water complexes with plenty of animal and plant species
  • PGE Group acknowledges the economic potential of combustion by-products and considers them as a means to reduce environmental degradation and CO2 emission.

Natural resources are consumed in producing electricity and heat at our conventional and CHP plants, however providing reliable electricity and heat supplies, we work for the society and industries, thus strengthening social capital. Using natural capital in an effective manner, we are increasing our financial capital that is used for development and the strengthening of our other capitals. In effect, combustion by-products are created, which we also try to maximally utilise, driven by the circular economy concept.

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