Italy may reactivate coal plants if gas price reaches 70 euros - Pichetto

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 20 - The government may reactivate Italy's coal plants if the price of gas reaches 70 euro per megawatt hour, Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Monday. "If gas prices exceed 70 euros per megawatt hour, it may be necessary to reactivate the coal-fired power plants," Pichetto Fratin told reporters on the sidelines of the 'Holy Grail of Energy' meeting in Milan. "That's a high figure. It is currently around €40... "We're talking about an...

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