Portugal to dump coal power by year’s end
The 1,296 megawatt Sines coal power station in Portugal shut down at midnight last night, almost nine years earlier than had been planned under the country’s initial coal phase out policy.
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The 1,296 megawatt Sines coal power station in Portugal shut down at midnight last night, almost nine years earlier than had been planned under the country’s initial coal phase out policy.
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