Coal plant closures

Germany

Germany may have to slow coal plant closures, Merz says

Germany may have to keep some coal-fired power plants online longer than planned, as it aims to accelerate the construction of gas-fired power stations amid the…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Can’t Wait for Nuclear Power, Warns AGL

Climate activism and shareholder unrest is pushing power giants such as AGL to speed up the shift to renewable energy.Electricity giant AGL says its remaining c…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

S.africa in Talks With Climate Backers Over Delaying Coal Plant Closures

South Africa is in talks with groups helping to fund its switch to a greener economy about delaying the closure of some coal plants as it battles to boost power…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Lawmakers Say Indiana Bill to Monitor Early Coal Plant Closures Would Ensure Reliability

How quickly can — or should — Indiana transition away from coal? That’s a key question in the state legislature as lawmakers debate a bill that seeks to…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Loom Large As NSW Backs Hydrogen for the Hunter

The future of NSW’s coal-fired power plants is under increasing threat from cheap renewable energy, which this week forced Victoria’s Yallourn coal plant to b…

Thermal Plant

German Spend €40 billion Designed to Lessen Impact of Coal Plant Closures

German officials on Aug. 28 approved a plan to spend as much as €40 billion ($44.4 billion) over the next 20 years on projects designed to lessen the impact of…