Categories for Countdown news

Czech Republic

June 30, 2022 3:37 pm Published by

Czech state-owned mining company OKD will continue mining hard coal in the north-east of the country until at least the […]

UK

July 6, 2022 3:36 pm Published by

Drax has agreed to the Uk government’s request to keep its two 700 MW coal-fired units at its Drax power […]

Germany

July 8, 2022 3:34 pm Published by

Germany passes a package of energy laws that include provisions to allow for the reactivation or extended lifespans of coal-fired […]

Italy

September 7, 2022 3:33 pm Published by

The Italian government has issued a regulation authorising non-gas power plants (i.e. coal-fired power plants among others) to operate at […]

Finnland

September 16, 2022 3:31 pm Published by

Finnish utility Fortum is preparing its Meri-Pori coal power plant to re-enter service.

Hungary

July 15, 2022 3:29 pm Published by

The Hungarian government has published an emergency decree, which says that the country will increase the domestic production of lignite, […]

UK

September 13, 2022 3:28 pm Published by

All four units of Uniper’s 543 MW Ratcliffe coal plant will continue to operate beyond September 2022 until the UK’s 2024 coal […]

Denmark

October 1, 2022 3:22 pm Published by

The Danish government orders Ørsted to continue operating its 407 MW Esbjerg 3 coal unit, which had been scheduled to […]

France

October 3, 2022 3:16 pm Published by

France’s government removes cap that limited its 1260MW Cordemais coal plant from operating more than 700 hours per year.