Coal Power Station Closure To Be Delayed To Avoid Uk Blackouts Energy Industry
In the third of a series of deals to provide more standby coal power if needed, the National Grid electricity system operator (NGESO) is working to finalize a deal with Uniper to keep all operations open at Ratcliffe -on-Soar through the winter. In May, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng wrote to NGESO asking executives to work with Uniper and fellow coal-fired power station owners Drax and EDF to slow their plans to shut down after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which disrupted energy markets....