Krefeld-Uerdingen Power Station

Krefeld-Uerdingen Power Station in Germany was proposed by Trianel to have an installed capacity of 750 megawatts with a notional commissioning date of 2012. The April 2008 edition of Power in Europe reported that in March 2007 the Krefeld council steering committee advised "against a coal plant, urging a switch to CCGT". However, it reported that the proposal had "strong backing from 27 municipals who are participating" and that "NRW economy ministry backs coal project too." The Royal Bank of Scotland has been appointed as financial advisor for the project. The coal power will be used by chemical producers including include Bayer, Lanxess and Tronox.

According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the project was abandoned in July 2011 due to local resistance and economic problems. Instead, a combined cycle gas turbine is planned.

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