UK coal-burning power plant to stay open two years longer than planned

Ratcliffe-on-Soar to be kept viable until late 2024 after ministers make request prompted by energy crisisA Nottinghamshire coal-burning power plant will stay open for two years beyond its planned closure date after a call from ministers prompted by the UK's energy crisis.Ratcliffe-on-Soar had initially been pencilled in to shut in 2022, but last year said it would have an initial extension until 31 March 2023. Continue reading...