Sweden becomes third European country to close its last coal power plant

James S Murray
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Just days after Austria completed its coal power phase out, Sweden follows suit with closure of Stockholm plant

Sweden has become the third European country to complete its phase out of coal power, after last week confirming the closure of Stockholm Exergi AB's Värtaverket plant. The news came in the same week...

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