An energy analyst says we are 'sleepwalking into a capacity crunch' and the 'potential loss of the coal contingency is bad news for next winter'.
Companies running the UK's three remaining coal-fired power stations have told Sky News that they will not be able to commit to new emergency power contracts next winter, despite a government request to do so.
"The extension was a complex staffing, logistical and engineering project after a significant reorganisation of the power station was already completed to bring almost 50 years of coal-fired generation to an end."With two major maintenance outages planned on our biomass units this summer, and a number of certifications expiring on the coal-fired units, the units would not be able to operate compliantly for winter 2023.
Uniper, which runs the Ratcliffe power station, has said that all four of its units, one of which is currently on standby for emergency purposes, have already entered into commercial contracts for next winter. "Ultimately, the decision will be a commercial one for the coal generators and ESO will update the market in due course."
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