Vattenfall to Sell German Coal Operations

GALWAY, IRELAND--November 10, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB (Stockholm, Sweden) is forging ahead with cleaning up its electricity portfolio by announcing the planned sale of its German coal-fired power plants and coal mines.

The company, which has been concentrating more on renewable energy in recent years, has seen its mining operations become the target of increased protests in Germany and Poland.