Germany's Uniper to restart coal-fired power plant

German utility Uniper SE said it will start producing electricity for the market at its Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant.

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 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.

Since mid-2021, Heyden 4 has supported the electricity system as a reserve power plant, but has not produced any electricity for the market.