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Austria became the second European country to eliminate coal power from its electricity grid and said it’s looking towards renewable energy to fuel future economic growth.
Verbund AG closed its Mellach coal-fired district heating plant about 200 kilometres (124 miles) south of Vienna, the state-controlled utility said. Austria’s Environment and Infrastructure Ministry said eliminating coal will strengthen the country’s “economic independence†by reducing fossil-fuel imports and emissions.
“Coal power generation in Austria is history,†Verbund CEO Wolfgang Anzengruber said.