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# 91997E1969

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1969/97 by Thomas MEGAHY to the Commission. Investment in clean coal technology** 
  
*Official Journal C 117 , 16/04/1998 P. 0003*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1969/97 by Thomas Megahy (PSE) to the Commission (9 June 1997)

Subject: Investment in clean coal technology

How much money has been invested by the Commission in clean coal technology demonstration projects since 1985?

What proportion of this investment has been spent in each member country of the EU?

What is the current cost per tonne of output of deep-mined coal in each of those member countries which still have a deep-mined coal industry?

Answer given by Mr Papoutsis on behalf of the Commission (15 September 1997)

The total amount committed by the Commission to clean coal technology demonstration projects from 1985 to 1996 inclusive is MECU 212,4 and the breakdown is as follows:

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It should be noted that many projects are of a collaborative nature, involving partners from two or more Member States (indeed, this is an absolute requirement under the present rules for the Thermie programme). In the above table, the total project funding is attributed to the Member State of the lead contractor in such cases, since it is virtually impossible to give a precise breakdown among the individual partners.

For example, a large part of the figure for Spain is accounted for by the Puertollano IGCC project, for which the aid of over MECU 50 is shared in varying proportions by several other countries.

The production cost of deep-mined coal in the Member States which have this type of industry is as follows:

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