Arneburg Power Station

Arneburg Power Station is a 1600 MW coal plant in Saxony-Alhalt proposed by RWE.

Future location of plant - approximate area only

Background
The plant is proposed to be developed on the site of a nuclear power plant initiated under the GDR regime, which was never completed, along the Elbe river, close to Arneburg, Sachsen-Anhalt.

2010: Project placed on hold
According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe, neighbouring communities sued against the existing development plan in January 2010. In July 2010 the project was "put on hold for the moment" by RWE.

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External resources

 * "Coal Mine Methane Emission Offsets," Chicago Climate Exchange, undated, accessed June 2008.
 * U.S. Geological Survey, Germany, U.S. Department of the Interior, accessed June 2008. (This provides links to an annual summary on the mining industry in Germany for each year between (and including) 1994 and 2005).
 * RWE, "Factbook: Generation Capacity in Europe", June, 2007, pages 42-45.