Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Plans to convert a third unit (of six) at the Drax power station to burn biomass, instead of coal, have received a knock after the European Commission announced plans for an in-depth investigation of whether government support for the project would breach state aid rules.
At issue is a Contract for Difference awarded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc), which would give Drax a fixed price for electricity generated at the 645MW unit.
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