Portugal's power production goes coal-free long before deadline

Environmental group Zero stated in an announcement the Pego plant in central Portugal had been the nation's second-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, including that "freeing ourselves from the biggest source of greenhouse gases was a momentous day for Portugal".The transfer comes 9 years before Portugal's focused finish of using the fossil gas by 2030.Belgium, Austria and Sweden are the opposite three European international locations to have already stopped utilizing coal for power technology.Although a hefty 60%-70% of its electrical energy comes from renewable sources, Portugal nonetheless depends closely on imported fossil fuels to fulfill general power wants.