LONDON: The UK’s remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.
Unveiling the government’s new energy strategy, Ms Rudd said that relying on “polluting” coal is “perverse”.
In a speech later today it is expected she will announce gas will become “central” to the UK’s energy supply.
Environmental groups welcomed the move away from coal but criticised plans to focus on gas instead of renewables.
