A Nottinghamshire coal-fired power station will keep burning for longer than planned to bolster the UK's energy supply this winter amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speculation had been growing that the Ratcliffe on Soar power station would keep one of its units going as contracts were being signed with Britain's other two remaining coal-fired stations.
The operator of the site, Uniper, has now confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the Government. The site is due to close at the end of September 2024 and as part of this, one of its units was going to be decommissioned this September.
The Government is planning to end the use of coal power in Britain by October 2024 and despite repeating its commitment on that, the unit at Ratcliffe will stay operational at least until the end of March. Uniper also says it is looking at whether to keep the unit going right up until the scheduled closure of the whole station in September 2024.
