Danes pull out of coal plant plan; ENERGY.A DANISH energy firm said yesterday it had pulled out of a project to build a huge coal-fired power station in Scotland. The planed 1,600 megawatt plant at Hunterston on the Clyde would be capable of powering up to two million homes. But DONG Energy DONG Energy is Denmark's leading energy company. History The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S (DONG). pulled out blaming the "financial situation". Green groups welcomed the move and vowed to step up pressure on DONG's partners, Britishbased Peel Energy, to scrap the scheme altogether. Friends of the Earth Scotland Friends of the Earth Scotland is an independent member of the Friends of the Earth international network of environmental organizations, and operates separately from Friends of the Earth (EWNI). There is no single Friends of the Earth (UK). chief executive Duncan McLaren said: "We are delighted DONG has withdrawn. But dirty coal is more than a bad investment, it's also bad policy." |
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