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Poland delays green energy plan as election nears

Poland has deferred a plan to cut its reliance on coal by changing the status of its energy policy update to a consultation ahead of elections later this year, following pressure from mining unions.

read more... 15/06/2023

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Italy could abandon coal by 2024

Italy could shut down its coal-fired power stations in 2024, a year earlier than planned, if gas prices remain at current low levels, Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Monday.

read more... 06/06/2023

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Mannheim coal plant (425 MW) confirms market exit on 5 June

German power plant operator GKM will end market operation of its coal-fired unit 7 (425 MW) in Mannheim on 5 June, the company confirmed on Monday.

read more... 09/05/2023

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Energy Coal confirms Spain did not import Russian coal

Italy-headquartered coal trader Energy Coal confirmed to Argus that a recent shipment of coal carried on the 9,679t Sava discharging at Gijon was of non-Russian origin, despite media reports last week to the contrary.

read more... 04/05/2023

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Spain appears to break EU’s Russian coal import embargo

There is convincing evidence that a cargo of Russia-origin coal may have been exported to Spain, thereby undermining an ongoing embargo on Russian coal imports imposed last summer, according to a Montel investigation.

read more... 28/04/2023

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