Britain has a target to close its coal-fired power plants by October 2024 as part of efforts to cut fossil fuel emissions and meet its 2050 net-zero target
A market notice, published by the National Grid Electricity System Operator showed it has asked for the unit to be ready on Monday afternoon.
National Grid ESO did not comment on why the notification had been issued. Power plant operator Uniper did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “It is a sign of failure that the National Grid is turning to one of the most polluting forms of power generation to deal with a summer heatwave that we know has been made worse because of climate change,” Ami McCarthy, political campaigner at environmental group Greenpeace UK said in a statement.
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