The government could reactivate Italy’s coal-fired thermal power plants if the price of gas reaches 70 euros per megawatt-hour, Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy Security Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Monday, Ansa reported.
– If gas prices exceed 70 euros per megawatt-hour, it may be necessary to reactivate coal-fired thermal power plants – Pichetto Fratin told reporters on the sidelines of the ‘Holy Grail of Energy’ meeting in Milan.
– That’s a high number. It is currently around 40 euros… We are talking about an extraordinary scenario, not business as usual. Coal remains a residual solution, but we must be ready if necessary – he said.
Italy has four coal-fired power plants on standby. Last month, the government said it was delaying the permanent shutdown of its coal-fired power plants by 13 years, until 2038, after the outbreak of war in Iran.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
