Germany Fires Up Extra Coal Unit to Help in Cold Snap
The facility, which has a capacity of 500 megawatts, was taken offline in 2018, before the government allowed it to reactivate last winter as well as during the upcoming months to ease potential power strains.
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Germany has fired up a refurbished coal unit to help meet energy needs as the region’s first cold spell takes hold.
A unit of a power plant in the eastern part of the country — LEAG’s Jänschwalde block F — started generating on Sunday, according to the operator. The facility, which has a capacity of 500 megawatts, was operational last winter, put in reserve in July, and is now fully available in the market to help boost supplies.