"Momentous Day": Portugal becomes Europe's 4th country to quit coal

        November 22, 2021 Common Dreams | Portugal | fossil fuels: coal

Providing 4% of grid power, the Pego coal plant in Abrantes northeast of Lisbon was shut down. As the last coal plant exhausted its coal supply, Portugal became the 4th European country after Austria, Belgium, and Sweden to end coal. The hope is that no fossil gas or biomass will be used. Portugal gets almost 70% of electricity from renewables.