Didcot power station's partial closure wouldn't usually cause such concern, but EU rules and unprofitable conditions for gas-fired power plants have together pushed Britain to the brink of an energy crisis
Two more power plants are due to close by next winter under EU anti-pollution rules, making the UK even more vulnerable to blackouts if there are further incidents such as the Didcot fire.
Littlebrook oil plant in Kent is due to shut in March, while the remaining part of a former coal-fired Ironbridge plant in Shropshire will also be forced to close next year - despite having converted to burn “greener” biomass wood pellets.
Both are closing under an EU directive designed to phase out dirty old power plants that did not upgrade their equipment to help prevent acid rain and other forms of pollution.
The so-called Large Combustion Plant Directive has already forced the shutdown over the last two years of a series of coal plants: Kingsnorth in Kent, Didcot A in Oxfordshire, Cockenzie in East Lothian, and part of Ferrybridge in Yorkshire.
Oil-fired plants at Fawley in Hampshire and Grain in Kent have also been forced to close under the rule.
Didcot power station's partial closure wouldn't usually cause such concern, but EU rules and unprofitable conditions for gas-fired power plants have together pushed Britain to the brink of an energy crisisTwo more power plants are due to close by next winter under EU anti-pollution rules, making the UK even more vulnerable to blackouts if there are further incidents such as the Didcot fire.Littlebrook oil plant in Kent is due to shut in March, while the remaining part of a former coal-fired Ironbridge plant in Shropshire will also be forced to close next year - despite having converted to burn “greener” biomass wood pellets.Both are closing under an EU directive designed to phase out dirty old power plants that did not upgrade their equipment to help prevent acid rain and other forms of pollution.The so-called Large Combustion Plant Directive has already forced the shutdown over the last two years of a series of coal plants: Kingsnorth in Kent, Didcot A in Oxfordshire, Cockenzie in East Lothian, and part of Ferrybridge in Yorkshire.Oil-fired plants at Fawley in Hampshire and Grain in Kent have also been forced to close under the rule.
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