Coal to retain its place in Germany’s energy market
The planned phasing out of Germany’s coal mining industry will not mean the end of its coal usage. The country is instead looking to increase its imports.
Germany’s plans to phase out its heavily-subsidised coal mining industry by 2018 will not result in a huge reduction in its coal-fired power generation. Far from it. Instead, the country will look to imports, with analysts forecasting that an additional 8 mtpa of imported coal will be needed by 2012....
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