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The Mehrum hard-coal-fired power plant with a capacity of 690 MW is to replace natural gas plants. (Image: Kraftwerk Mehrum GmbH)
Bonn (energate) - The Mehrum hard-coal-fired power plant in Hohenhameln, Lower Saxony, returned to operation from the reserve on 1 August. So far, the plant is the only one in Germany to have been registered for recommissioning from the emergency reserve. This is made possible by the so-called Ersatzkraftwerkebereithaltungsgesetz (EKBG - Substitute Power-Plant Standby Act) and its associated ordinance. According to this law, coal-fired power plants that are scheduled for shutdow ...
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