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European Commission Extends In-Depth Investigation Into Germany's Plans For Early Closure Of Lignite-Fired Power Plants
March 02, 2023
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 2 -- The European Commission issued the following news release:

The European Commission has extended the scope of its ongoing in-depth inquiry into Germany's plans to compensate lignite-fired power plants operators for the early phase out. The extended investigation concerns an amendment to the agreement between Germany and RWE for the accelerated lignite phase-out in the Rhenish lignite mining area.

In March 2021, the Commission opened an . . .

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