EDF has announced that it will end generation at its West Burton A, its sole remaining coal-fired power station, in September 2022, two years ahead of the UK Government deadline. https://www.edfenergy.com/
Catherine Tanna, Managing Director of Energy Australia has announced that it will close the 1450 MW Yallourn power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley in mid-2028, four years ahead of schedule.
Bangladesh has announced that it plans to scrap nine new coal projects as the cost of imported coal rises and overseas investors cut financing for such projects.
India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has announced that it will implement a waste-to-energy technology that has been developed by a Chennai-based orthopaedic surgeon.
China has launched its long-awaited national carbon emissions trading scheme. Under the scheme, China’s power operators will have to buy emissions permits if their coal plant exceeds carbon intensity benchmarks.
South Korea’s Energy Ministry has announced that the country will increase the capacity of LNG-based power plants from 41.3 GW in 2020 to 59.1 GW in 2034, a rise of 43 per cent.
Bangladesh is looking at options to shift from coal-fired power plants to those operating on LNG, due to the high cost of new power plants.
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has officially announced that it will not build new coal-fired power generation projects abroad in the future.
India’s state-run power giant NTPC has announced that it has awarded contracts for installation of flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) technologies for its 50 GW thermal power generation capacities, including the Dadri plant where the work is in advanced stages.
Japan’s biggest power producer Jera Co. Inc. plans to close all its inefficient coal-fired power generators in the country by 2030 as it works towards zero carbon emissions by 2050.