In principle TVO has, on 31 December, emission rights at least the same amount as the actual annual emissions are. If the actual emissions exceed the amount of the emission rights that company possesses, the company has booked the expense for exceeding emission rights at the market value on 31 December.
| 2018 t CO2 | EUR 1 000 | 2017 t CO2 | EUR 1 000 |
Total annual emissions from production facilities | 525 815 |
| 121 427 |
|
Possessed emission rights | 531 792 |
| 122 437 |
|
Emission rights and emission right reductions bought 1) | 530 000 | 8 835 | 109 000 | 677 |
TVO is responsible for the amount of emission rights corresponding to its share of the production of the plant.
1) The purchases of the emission rights and emission right reductions are included in materials and services. The emission rights that company possesses on 31 December are included in intangible rights on the balance sheet and emission right reductions.