People on the street in the center of Amserdam, the Netherlands. File photoPARIS, Jun 20 The Netherlands has decided to lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants from 2022 to 2024 to reduce the risk of gas shortages, the Cabinet said. the decision to lift the restriction on coal-fired power plants for the period 2022 to 2024 with immediate effect. This means that coal-fired power plants are again allowed to operate at full capacity,” reads a message posted on the website of the Dutch government. It is noted that this will reduce the risk gas shortages and will make it easier to fill gas storage facilities in the Netherlands and Europe, as these power plants require less gas to generate electricity. This regulation will operate as part of an anti-crisis plan developed by the authorities to prepare the Netherlands for the winter period.
Global gas prices will be high bl and the next five years, they said in Germany. Also, according to this plan, gas companies must now provide the government with information on gas supplies on a daily basis. At the same time, the cabinet said that there is currently no gas shortage in the Netherlands.
