# Germany’s Uniper to restart coal-fired power plant as Gazprom halts supply to Europe
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2022-08-23
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Meta Title: Uniper to Start Electricity Production at Heyden 4 Amid Gas
Meta Description: Uniper SE will produce electricity at Heyden 4 due to Russia gas supply disruptions, affecting Germany's power supply. Learn more.
URL: https://financedigest.com/germanys-uniper-to-restart-coal-fired-power-plant-as-gazprom-halts-supply-to-europehtml

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(Reuters) -German utility Uniper SE on Monday said it will start producing electricity for the market at its Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant as a three-day halt in Russia’s gas supplies to Europe may cause disruptions to power supply.

Heyden 4 will start producing electricity from Aug. 29, until April 30, 2023, the utility said in a statement.

The “envisaged operation of Heyden 4 will be restricted due to limitations on the [rail transportation](https://www.financedigest.com/chevron-considering-rail-transport-for-kazakhstan-oil-ceo-says.html "Chevron considering rail transport for Kazakhstan oil, CEO says") capacity of hard coal to the site, which might get lifted once additional transportation capacity becomes available,” Uniper said in a statement.

In December 2020, Uniper announced that Heyden 4 would stop commercial production as Germany’s energy regulator included it on the list of plants that may be shut in return for compensation to fight [carbon pollution](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-can-cut-carbon-footprint-by-shedding-bonds-of-biggest-polluters.html "ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters").

Since mid-2021, Heyden 4 has supported the [electricity system as a reserve power plant](https://www.financedigest.com/stellantis-to-invest-130-million-euros-in-german-plant-for-new-opel-electric-car.html "Stellantis to invest 130 million euros in German plant for new Opel electric car"), but has not produced any electricity for the market.

Shares in Uniper, Germany’s top importer of Russian gas, declined 7.7% to hover near a record low as worries about tightening gas [supplies from Russia weighed on investors’](https://www.financedigest.com/ges-investors-seek-solutions-to-renewable-energy-supply-chain-challenges.html "GE’s investors seek solutions to renewable energy, supply chain challenges") minds.

[Russia will halt](https://www.financedigest.com/kfc-franchisees-in-russia-ask-govt-to-halt-sale-of-stores-to-local-operator-ria.html "KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA") natural gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end of the month, energy giant Gazprom said on Friday, piling pressure on the continent as it seeks to refuel ahead of winter.

This move by Russia is likely to further cause disruptions, particularly for Germany, as it depends largely on deliveries from Moscow to [power its industry](https://www.financedigest.com/recent-research-high-power-industrial-burners-market-to-witness-steady-growth-at-4-1-cagr-by-2021-to-2031-persistence-market-research.html "Recent Research: High Power Industrial Burners Market To Witness Steady Growth At 4.1% CAGR By 2021 to 2031: Persistence Market Research").

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Ann Maria Shibu; Editing by Mark Porter and Cynthia Osterman)


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