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The plant was initially scheduled to begin operation by 2014, and will be partially fueled by biomass.<ref name=Eems/> However, in mid-2014 RWE announced that due to a fault in the first boiler, commissioning of the units would be delayed to 2015.<ref>[http://www.platts.com/latest-news/coal/london/rwe-delays-start-of-16-gw-dutch-coal-plant-to-21857002 "RWE delays start of 1.6 GW Dutch coal plant to 2015"], Platts, July 3, 2014.</ref>
The units entered commercial operation were commissioned on May 1 May and July 1 July , 2015, respectively.<ref>[http://renewable-energy-industry.com/news/newstickerdetail.php?changeLang=en_GB&newsid=4599 "RWE with problems in UK - increase in earnings in the renewable energy division,"] REI, Aug 13, 2015</ref>
==Opposition==