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Greece's PPC to spend 3.4 bln euro on power grid, renewables by 2023
The coal-reliant utility has pledged to shut down all but one of its coal-fired plants by 2023 to help Greece reduce carbon emissions in line with climate targets
read more... 03/12/2020
RWE, Steag, Uniper, Vattenfall win coal closure deals
German utilities RWE, Steag, Uniper and Swedish utility Vattenfall will close some of their coal-fired plants, with a combined capacity of 4.4GW, after being successful in the first German tender for the closures of such facilities.
read more... 02/12/2020
EU emissions fall to lowest level in three decades as countries ditch coal
The drop was mainly driven by the power sector, where emissions fell by almost 15%, primarily due to coal-fired power production being replaced by electricity from renewables and gas
read more... 01/12/2020
Dutch coal-burn halved in 2020
Coal-to-gas fuel switching cut coal-fired generation in the Netherlands by more than 50pc year on year in January-August, despite power generation increasing.
read more... 27/11/2020
Mitsui & Co to sell all stakes in coal-fired power plants by 2030: CEO
We still own stakes in coal-fired plants in Indonesia, China, Malaysia and Morocco, but our goal is to make it zero by 2030," Mitsui CEO Tatsuo Yasunaga said in an interview on Friday
read more... 12/10/2020