Uniper, Germany’s largest operator of gas storage facilities and hydropower plants, has signed an agreement to sell the Datteln 4 coal-fired power plant in North Rhine-Westphalia to ResInvest Group. In addition to the coal handling infrastructure, the transaction also includes the associated heat generation facilities.

Datteln 4 is a modern hard coal-fired power station with a net electrical output of 1052 MW. Commissioned in 2020, it ranks among the most efficient and flexible coal-fired power plants worldwide. It supplies electricity to the grid, traction power to Deutsche Bahn railways, and district heating to several thousand homes in the northern Ruhr area. Currently, more than 100 employees work at the site.

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