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EADaily, September 24, 2026 – The stunning rise in gas prices in Europe has made coal electricity production more profitable, but the EU has already shut down most of its capacity and will not be too flexible.
European power companies are turning to coal as rising natural gas prices push them back to the grid. Analysts say European coal-fired power generation will rise by about a quarter in the next six months, while gas-fired power generation will fall by a similar amount, Reuters reported today.
The sharp rise in natural gas prices pushes European utility companies back to the use of coal, analysts estimate that coal-based electricity production will...