RWE announces it will close its Aberthaw B plant
August 1, 2019 11:31 amRWE has taken the decision to close the 1,560MW Aberthaw B coal fired power station. RWE will transfer Aberthaw Power […]
Tag Archive: United Kingdom
Coal phase-out gathers pace with UK & Austrian closure announcements
June 17, 2019 11:40 amFiddler’s Ferry plant will close in 2020 after £40m loss last year. Meanwhile, EVN’s closure of its Duernrohr plant the […]
Lack of budget favours closure
February 7, 2019 8:24 amCoal closures continue in the UK, with operator EDF announcing it will shut its 2GW Cottam coal power station by […]
Rugeley B closed, soon to be demolished
May 21, 2016 7:42 amThe second of Rugeley’s two coal-fired power stations (Rugeley B) closed down in June 2016. (Rugeley A had been decommissioned […]
“Its been known for many years that the UK would have to phase out coal”
March 31, 2016 9:48 amIt was announced in May 2015 that Ferrybridge coal power station in Yorkshire would close by March 2016. “It’s been […]
A giant rests
March 24, 2016 9:54 amThe last of Longannet power station’s four coal units closed in March 2016, marking the end of coal-fired electricity generation […]