RWE has announced it will close a 1.56 GW coal-powered plant in Wales by March 2020. The company cited challenging market conditions for the closure of the plant in Aberthaw, which will reduce the UK’s number of operational coal-fired power stations to four. In an announcement on Tuesday, the firm said that “due to changing energy markets”, its decision was based “on cost and environmental considerations.”
RWE has announced it will close a 1.56 GW coal-powered plant in Wales by March 2020. The company cited challenging market conditions for the closure of the plant in Aberthaw, which will reduce the UK’s number of operational coal-fired power stations to four. SSE and EDF have also announced plans to close plants as the UK's energy balance shifts away from coal.