One of UK's last coal power stations to close due to rising costs

One of the UK’s last seven coal power stations will close this year after half a century of generating electricity, as the polluting fuel continues its rapid decline in the energy mix.

 Cottam power station is due to close, with the loss of more than 150 jobs. 

EDF Energy said more than 150 jobs were likely to be cut due to the closure of the Cottam plant in north Nottinghamshire on 30 September.

The power station was no longer economically viable, the company said. Cottam has been hit by the costs of working to European environmental standards and the failure to secure a contract for payments supply backup power after September.

The UK government has pledged to end coal power generation in the UK by 2025 to meet its climate change commitments.

Read the story from The Guardian by Adam Vaughan - “One of UK's last coal power stations to close due to rising costs.”