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Vattenfall CEO envisages sale of Moorburg coal plant in next 5 years
Swedish utility Vattenfall intends to vend its new coal-fired plant in Moorburg, Germany, in the next five years, as declared by its chief executive on Monday.
read more... 21/09/2016
China and India drive down global coal power in 2016
The amount of coal-fired power generation under development globally has reduced by 14 percent this year, driven down by China since it deals with oversupply and tries to encourage cleaner energy, as shown in a study on Wednesday.
read more... 07/09/2016
PGE will spend $472million in coal power plant upgrading
Poland's major power producer PGE anticipates it will have to spend around $471.96 million by 2020 to modernise its coal-fired power stations in order to meet European Union emission reduction regulations.
read more... 12/08/2016
Romania coal power plants in violation of EU emissions law
Romania’s coal-fired power plant fleet is violating European emissions laws, as stated in a report published this week by Greenpeace Romania.
read more... 24/06/2016
Spain gets the EC green light to provide €2.13bn aid for the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
Spain received the green light from the European Commission (EC) to provide €2.13 billion (£1.62bn) in public funds to close 26 uncompetitive coal mines in the country.
read more... 02/06/2016