West Burton A coal power station shuts downs after 57 years of operation
The power station generated a total of 491,792GWh of electricity over its 57 years of…
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EDF and Drax both reject the idea of extending the use of coal power units
EDF has cited a range of operational and workforce-related factors that make it extremely…
NG puts one of the contingency coal plants onto the grid for first time
EDF's West Burton A unit has become the first-ever activation of winter contingency…
“Four out of five”: UK coal units to warm up as snow blast batters Brits
Units at West Burton A and Drax Power Station have been instructed to begin warming
UK fires up old coal plants to prevent power cuts
Two coal-fired units at the Drax power plant are prepared for boosting the UK's grid if…
EDF unveils ambition to extend life of UK nuclear power stations
The energy giant aims to extend the generation at Hartlepool and Heysham 1 power stations…
Drax agrees to keep coal plant online this winter
Keeping the UK’s coal-fired power stations at normal capacity this winter aims to ease the…
Business Secretary thanks EDF’s coal-fired power station staff
West Burton A coal plant will stay open for six months longer than originally planned
Government confirms call to keep coal power stations open this winter
EDF's West Burton A power station will remain open this winter, the Business Secretary has…
Will EDF’s coal-fired power station help the UK keep the lights on this winter?
The West Burton A plant in Nottinghamshire could reportedly see its life extended under new…
