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Fortum’s coal exit progresses with the decarbonisation of the Zabrze combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Poland. Fortum has decided to invest approximately EUR 85 million in the Zabrze plant’s retrofit. The investment will take place over a period from the fourth quarter of 2025 until the fourth quarter of 2027.
Fortum is committed to exit coal in all its operations by the end of 2027. In 2024, 99% of Fortum’s power generation was from nuclear, hydro and renewables sources. In heat production, 23% was based on coal. The Zabrze plant’s retrofit with biomass and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) technology will decrease Fortum’s coal-based capacity by 0.1 GW and annual direct fossil CO2 emissions by approximately 280,000 tonnes. At the end of 2024, Fortum announced the decision to decarbonise the Czestochowa CHP plant in Poland. Excluding these ongoing Polish decarbonisation projects, Fortum’s remaining coal capacity of approximately 0.8 GW is mainly for use in the event of severe disruptions or emergencies in the Finnish electricity system.
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