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Poland’s coal industry is in dire straits.
Ze Pak will close its 78MW Konin lignite plant by the end of 2022. Just transition plans are now urgently needed for affected workers.
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EDP plant closures bring Portugal’s coal phase-out forward two years
Portuguese energy company EDP has announced the closure of its Sines coal plant, bringing the shutdown forward by two years to 2021.
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Slovakia’s coal phase-out dated back to 2030
A year ago, president Caputova announced to end the use of coal for electricity production in 2023. However, current government strategies suggest an end of coal by 2030 only. Slovakia needs to clarify its phaseout of coal heat and power and bring it forward to 2025.
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Germany’s last new coal project is cancelled
The adoption of the coal phase-out law does not allow new coal plants to be built. Germany's last new coal project at Stade by Dow Chemical is cancelled.
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Germany has adopted its coal exit law.
With this we estimate an approximate additional 41 coal plants totalling 23 GW will close by 2030 and 15 plants totalling almost 19 GW are still meant to operate after 2030 and close by 2038 (with an option to close by 2035). This makes the German coal exit incompatible with the UN Paris climate agreement, whilst providing massive overcompensation to the coal industry for closing uneconomic plants very late.
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Spain’s coal power sector cut in half as seven coal power plants retire
A landmark step leads the way to phase-out coal in the Spanish power system.
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Punerov I coal power plant closure in Czechia by the end of June
The Czech Republic’s coal commission joins state-owned energy company ČEZ today to hold a ceremony marking the closure of the Prunerov I coal power plant.
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Energa has confirmed that the Ostrołęka C coal plant will be cancelled
Based on the results of completed analyzes of the Ostrołęka C coal plant, Enea and Energa decided to implement the investment using natural gas combustion.
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Unit 2 at Brindisi Sud coal plant will close by January 2021
Enel has announced that it will close its 660MW unit2 at Brindisi Sud coal plant by January 2021.
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Fynsværket coal power plant closes three year earlier than planned
Denmark’s District Heating Funen has announced that it will stop burning coal at its Fynsværket coal power plant in 2022 - three years earlier than planned.
