Sweden’s last coal plant to close 2 years early
January 23, 2020 11:14 amThe closure of the last coal-fired plant has been announced. It is planned for spring 2020, the company is speeding […]
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The pipeline of new coal projects in Europe keeps shrinking
January 31, 2020 4:04 pmWe’ve done our half-year check on planned coal projects and found that 6 projects appear to be shelved: Çerkezköy, Ergene […]
Two Romanian coal plants lose their license to operate
January 31, 2020 4:52 pmFinally, Romania’s Transelectrica sealed the fate of the Bacau and Drobeta coal plants. Having been deactivated for years, they have […]
Last new coal plant in Poland facing cancellation
February 14, 2020 11:06 amPolish energy companies Enea SA and Energa SA have suspended financing for Ostrołęka C citing difficulties obtaining external financing and […]
Compostilla closure to kick off a wave of Spanish plant retirements
February 21, 2020 12:10 pmSpanish Endesa will close its Compostilla II #coal plant in four months’ time. The request for closure, which shows that stronger […]
PGE closes power unit at worst polluting coal plant in the EU
June 3, 2019 7:13 pmPoland has taken a welcome step forward on phasing out coal this week, after state-owned coal utility PGE permanently closed the B1.
Greece’s PPC decides to shut existing plants by 2023
January 14, 2020 2:36 pmPPC has decided to retire all of its 6 existing coal plants by 2023, effectively meaning that Greece’s 2028 coal […]
New Greek power plant cancelled in major NGO court win
January 13, 2020 5:06 pmA major Greek court ruling has put the final nail in the coffin for planned power plant Meliti II. The […]
Dutch parliament has passed coal phase-out law
December 10, 2019 2:25 pmThe Dutch parliament has passed its coal phase-out law banning energy companies from burning coal for the production of electricity […]