‘No formal request’ to keep coal power station open

The government says it still plans to stop using coal by 2024, despite claims one of the last UK plants could be kept open to help tackle the energy crisis.

According to a report in The Times, EDF – the French energy giant that runs the site – has been approached to see if it could keep the site running.

A government spokesman said it had “made no formal request to EDF”.

It said how UK coal plants were run “is ultimately a commercial matter,” adding it will be “setting out plans to boost our long-term energy resilience and domestic…