Five more coal-fired power plant units are to be shut down by RWE.

RWE has stated that they will shut down five power plant units with a total output of 2.1 gigawatts at the end of March. The plants, which have been in operation since the 1970s, were planned to have been shut down earlier, but due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the associated gas shortage, the German government decided to keep them running.

According to RWE, the final decommissioning of the coal-fired power plant units is a further step towards a coal phase-out by 2030. RWE has taken 12 power plant units with 4,200 megawatts off the grid since the end of 2020. Block F of the Weisweiler power plant, with a capacity of 300 megawatts, is also planned to be shut down at the end of the year. As a result, only 7 of the original 20 power plant units will still be in operation in 2025 with more closures in the pipeline in the coming years.

RWE is investing more in renewables and plans to install hydrogen-capable gas power plants on its current sites. Investments in photovoltaic, wind, and a better storage grid are helping towards a better and cleaner future for the company.