German power plant runs out of coal

• 3 years ago (2021-10-04)
• David Flin

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Steag , the German power plant operator, was forced to close its Bergkamen A plant due to shortages of hard coal.

Daniel Muhlenfeld, spokesman for Steag, said: “We are short of hard coal. There is a strong demand for coal and secondly, there is a strong demand for transport by barge. Since Bergkamen has np rail connection, there are no logistical alternatives available here.”

Steag said that the plant will come back online “quite soon.”