Row over plan to build coal power plant



Juliette Jowit, environment editorSunday July 15, 2007The Observer
A decision is expected within weeks about whether Britain is to build the first coal-fired power station for more than 20 years - potentially unleashing a new generation of coal power.
Planning officials are considering an application from Eon to build a new coal-fired station in Kent, which could supply 1.5 million homes. The decision is being watched by power companies considering at least three more coal-fired projects, and government officials forecast up to eight could be built by 2020.