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NETHERLANDS

Data is updated as of January 2023
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About Netherlands

The Netherlands joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance in 2017, the year it was launched. That year, the country announced a coal phase out date of 2029. The current Dutch coal fleet is young. Units at three of the four remaining plants only recently entered operation in 2015 and 2016, meaning they are expected to operate for less than half of their expected lifetime. In 2019, the Dutch government passed a legal ban on electricity production with coal to go into effect by 2030. The Dutch Supreme Court also confirmed a verdict requiring the government to reach a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 relative to 1990. In early 2020, the government proposed 54 potential extra measures, which included closing a remaining coal plant ahead of 2029 and downscaling production. Later that year, the climate minister called on coal plant operators to investigate the cost of coal plant closures. In 2022, following the Russian invasion, the Dutch government lifted a cap that restricted coal-fired power plants to operate at 35% of their maximum output.

Capacity (MW)

Net Change Since 2000

Capacity (MW)

Net Change Since 2000

Phase-Out Status

PHASE-OUT BY 2030

No New Coal Status

PIPELINE CANCELLED

Part of PPCA?

YES

Five-Year Country Capacity Trend

Operational

Constructing

Planned

Halted

Cancelled

Retired

Expected Retirement by 2030

Operational

Constructing

Planned

Halted

Cancelled

Retired

Expected Retirement by 2030

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