Drax deal to convert coal units to biomass burning under threat

European Commission is studying whether or not the subsidies being offered breach state aid rules

Drax coal-fired power station near Selby
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty)

Plans for the UK's largest power station to convert more of its coal units to burn less carbon-intensive biomass wood pellets are being investigated by the European Commission.

The Drax plant in North Yorkshire has already converted two of its six units from coal and, according to The Times, struck a deal with the government in April 2014 to convert a third.

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