{"id":1376,"date":"2024-11-14T11:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:26:41","slug":"coal-power-in-europe-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/knowledge-hub\/coal-power-in-europe-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Status of Coal Power in Europe As Of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"split\" id=\"block_0889f1b925ba289265b66b1c48845323\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-10\">\n                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                    <p class=\"large\">The map below shows which European countries still have active coal power plants, which ones have phased them out (and when) and which never had them.<\/p>\n                        \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"divider\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/themes\/BEUK\/images\/divider-1.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\n                        <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-power-europe.png\" alt=\"The Status of Coal Power in Europe As Of 2024\" width=\"953\" height=\"986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-power-europe.png 953w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-power-europe-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.businessenergyuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-power-europe-768x795.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><em>Map created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MapPorn\/comments\/1gr22y8\/the_status_of_coal_power_in_europe_2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reddit user bezzleford<\/a><\/em><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"facts\">Quick Facts<\/h2>\n<p>Some interesting facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia has the\u00a0<strong>largest<\/strong>\u00a0coal power capacity in Europe &#8211; at around 40-50 GW<\/li>\n<li>Montenegro (620,000) is the\u00a0<strong>least<\/strong>\u00a0populous country that uses coal power.<\/li>\n<li>The UK (68 million) is the\u00a0<strong>most<\/strong>\u00a0populous country that does\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0use coal power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some corrections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slovakia phased out coal in MARCH 2024 so should be shown in amber.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"phasedout\">List of Countries Who&#8217;ve Phased Out Coal Power Plants<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Belarus (2015)<\/li>\n<li>Belgium (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Austria (2020)<\/li>\n<li>Sweden (2020)<\/li>\n<li>Portugal (2021)<\/li>\n<li>UK (2024)<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia (2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"neverhad\">List of Countries Countries That Never Had Coal Power Plants<\/h2>\n<p>This list includes micro-states such Vatican, San Marino, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albania<\/li>\n<li>Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>Estonia (but uses Oil Shale)<\/li>\n<li>Iceland<\/li>\n<li>Latvia<\/li>\n<li>Lithuania<\/li>\n<li>Luxembourg<\/li>\n<li>Norway<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<p class=\"link\">\n\t\t<a onclick=\"try { dataLayer.push({ &#039;event&#039;:&#039;business-energy-uk&#039;, &#039;link_target&#039;:this.href }); 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