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Tag Archive: Portugal
Portugal becomes fourth European country to go coal free
November 22, 2021 12:23 pmPortugal has become the fourth country in Europe to stop burning coal, with its only remaining coal plant, Pego, closing ten days ahead of schedule. It concludes a whirlwind coal exit, which began when the country signed a declaration to exit coal by 2030 at COP23 in Bonn back in 2017.
1st of the 2 Portuguese plants retires, Portugal to be coal free by year’s end
January 14, 2021 5:11 pmThe 1296 MW Sines coal plant in Portugal will be shut at midnight tonight, almost nine years earlier than first planned.
Portugal to be coal free by year’s end
January 14, 2021 3:21 pmThe 1296 MW Sines coal plant in Portugal will be shut at midnight tonight, almost nine years earlier than first planned.
EDP plant closures bring Portugal’s coal phase-out forward two years
July 14, 2020 4:01 pmPortuguese energy company EDP has announced the closure of its Sines coal plant, bringing the shutdown forward by two years to 2021.
EDP plant closures bring Portugal’s coal phase-out forward two years
July 14, 2020 3:53 pmPortuguese energy company EDP has announced the closure of its Sines coal plant, bringing the shutdown forward by two years to 2021.
Portugal brings forward its coal phase-out to 2023
October 26, 2019 4:10 pmTwo years after the first formal Portuguese announcement to phase out coal before 2030, the re-elected Portuguese Prime Minister António […]