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Spatial Planning for Small Hydro in Greece The Axios Case

Presentation 1.

Purpose of the Draft Plan

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Final form of the draft plan

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Contents of the proposed Draft Plan

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Sources for the plan contents

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The Area: Axios River

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Map of the Area

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Annual Water Discharges in the area

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Basin Area of Axios River

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What to examine for a possible SHP development

10. Facts and problems in the case of Axios River 11. Assessment of SHP placement and zoning installation 12. What we will gain from this development?

13. What is next?

Purpose of the Draft Plan 他 To present the situation in local level (Axios river area) for the possibility to develop plans. 他 Additionally, it will help the certificate body and also the investors to evaluate the possibility to create a SHP in certain positions.

Final form of the draft plan

他 GIS application 他 Printed maps 他 Accompanying document

Contents of the proposed Draft Plan ž The plan should combine: 9 General information for the pilot spatial development in the area.

9 Limitations which arise in the area and how they affect the proposed Plan.

9 Probable locations of SH projects from a technical point of view.

9 Cost – Benefit Analysis for the proposed sites.

Sources for the plan contents

¾ Public Authorities (RCM, Municipalities, CRES etc.). ¾ Recent Studies for the area. ¾ Acquisition and elaboration of technical data (maps, rivers flow, networks etc). ¾ Site visits. ¾ Feedback from publicity actions.

The Area: Axios River MAIN CHARACTERISTICS: ¾ 380 km2 length - 23.747 km² total extent ¾ 90,2% belongs to the F.Y.R.O.M. and 9,8% to Greece ¾ 701 km2 is the interested area ¾ Width: 50-600 m ¾ Depth: up to 4 m ¾ Anaglyph of the area: smooth LIMITATIONS: ¾ Protected Areas: - Axios Delta (an area of 100 hectares in the river’s mouth) is protected by Ramsar Convention - An area of approximately 60 km to the borders is belong to Natura 2000 sites ¾ Human activities: - Fishery - Agriculture - Stock farming - Extraction (sand, water)

Map of the Area

Annual Water Discharges in the area

Annual average supply: 50.000 m3 per year.

However, this supply can drop down to 1 m3/sec.

High discharges: Mainly in springtime.

Mean annual water discharge: 5x109 m3 per year (1971-1997 data).

Basin Area of Axios River

What to examine for a possible SHP development Presence of: ¾ Forests, barrens ¾ Reforestation regime ¾ National parks, protected areas ¾ Natural heritage monuments ¾ Controlled Settlement Zone ¾ General City Planning Scheme ¾ Neighboring settlements ¾ Archaeological sites ¾ Important fauna & flora ¾ Existing uses of water Furthermore: ¾ Whether there are issues of national security involved ¾ If there is difficulty of interconnection to the transmission system or the energy distribution network ¾ Difficulty of accessing the site ¾ All these elements will be established in GIS form

Facts and problems in the case of Axios River

¾ Spatial planning in a Regional level is a concept in its first steps. The existing spatial planning doesn’t include the use of the river for hydro plants. ¾ Lack of management plan for river basins. It exists only for the Ramsar territory. ¾ Lack of interest from the local Authorities. ¾ Lack of hydrologic and hydraulic data. The cost to buy any existing data is very high.

Assessment of SHP placement and zoning installation YETOS Presentation

What we will gain from this development?

A SHP Station of 5 MW has: DEVELOPMENT PROFITS: ¾ Produce electricity of 30.000.000 KWh per year ¾ Conserves 6500 tn of petroleum and 10500 tn of carbon per year ¾ Occupies 50 people for the construction period and 10 people for its function

ENVIRONMETAL PROFITS: ¾ Set the limits down (due to the function of the regular electricity station) for air pollution ¾ Restrains the possibilities to pollute the forests

What is next?

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Finish the Draft Plan

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Present the results in local community and authorities

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Middle of July

End of the summer

Present the dissemination results in the final meeting in Krakow

September

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Alpha MENTOR Ltd Periklis Iliopoulos Head of Studies Department 28 M Alexandrou str 555 35, Pylaia, Thessaloniki Greece Tel: +30 2310 322498 Fax: +30 2310 309768 www.alphamentor.gr piliopoulos@alphamentor.gr