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Engie to sell its coal assets in Poland
French energy giant Engie envisages selling its assets in Poland, including the 1800 megawatt (MW) coal fuelled power plant in the south-eastern town of Polaniec, according to Puls Biznesu daily.
read more... 19/04/2016
Closure of Longannet coal-fired power station brings the end of an era in Scotland
Scottish Power will on Thursday halt production at the country's last coal-fired power station, the 46 year old Longannet Power Station in Fife, blaming high carbon taxes and transmission charges made it “uneconomic”.
read more... 24/03/2016
Japan's Marubeni might construct coal power plant in Egypt
Japan's Marubeni Corp and Egypt's El Sewedy Electric have settled with Egypt's state-run power utility to conduct a feasibility study into the building of a coal-fired electricity plant in Egypt.
read more... 03/03/2016
Germany must set out an ambitious plan for coal exit
Germany has to fast-track the country’s coal exit, according to a call by Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks.
read more... 21/01/2016
Czech minister intends to gradually phase-out hard coal mines
Hard coal mines in eastern Czech Republic will be eliminated by 2022 and the government hopes that the hard coal industry will slowly recover, led by cash-strapped miner New World Resources, as stated by Industry Minister Jan Mladek on Tuesday.
read more... 07/01/2016