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15 Feb 2017

Coal plant: ā€œEngie scrutinises further investmentsā€

Nordwest-Zeitung

French multinational utility Engie reviews its investments in one of the world’s most modern coal-fired power plants in the northern German town of Wilhelmshaven, Gerd Abeldt writes in Nordwest-Zeitung. ā€œToday, nobody would build a coal plant anymore,ā€ Jeroen Schaafsma, director of the plant constructed in 2008, told the newspaper. The plant in Wilhelmshaven was projected to be allowed to run at full capacity on so-called ā€œDunkelflauteā€ days - during which renewables fail to deliver sufficient amounts of electricity due to little wind and sunlight - but the priority grid access of wind and PV power put its cost effectiveness into question, Abeldt explains. Asked whether the plant was ever going to provide electricity at a profit, Schaafsma replied: ā€œWe will know in 30 years.ā€

For background, read the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę factsheet How can Germany keep the lights on in a renewable energy future?

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