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Despite opposition, the project has proceeded, though there have been delays to to defective steel. Completion is expected in 2014.<ref>[http://www.duh.de/uploads/media/New_coal_plants_Germany_2012_DUH.pdf "Projects of coal-fired power plants in Germany since 2007,"] Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012</ref>==Background==
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Germanyandcoal}} '''Moorburg Power Station''' in Hamburg, Germany is a 1680 MW coal plant under construction by [[Vattenfall Europe]]. In April 2008 the ''Power in Europe'' energy industry newsletter foreshadowed that the project might be blocked as a part of a power sharing agreement between the conservative Christian Democratic Union and the Green Party following the mid-February Hamburg elections. The Greens opposed the project proceeding, which would emit more than 8 million tonnes of Co2 a year. Vattenfall aim to have the project completed by 2012.<ref>[http://www.platts.com/Content/Electric%20Power/Newsletters%20&%20Reports/Power%20in%20Europe/See%20A%20Sample/index.pdf "Moorburg in Jeopardy"], ''Power in Europe'', Issue 523, April 7, 2008, pages 1-2.</ref>
In April 2008 the ''Power in Europe'' energy industry newsletter foreshadowed that the project might be blocked as a part of a power sharing agreement between the conservative Christian Democratic Union and the Green Party following the mid-February Hamburg elections. The 830 MW Greens opposed the project proceeding, which would emit more than 8 million tonnes of Co2 a year. Vattenfall aim to have the project completed by 2012.<ref>[http://www.platts.com/Content/Electric%20Power/Newsletters%20&%20Reports/Power%20in%20Europe/See%20A%20Sample/index.pdf "Moorburg in Jeopardy"], ''Power in Europe'', Issue 523, April 7, 2008, pages 1-2.</ref> Despite opposition, the project has proceeded, though there have been delays due to defective steel. Completion of the first unit was expected in 2014.<ref>[http://www.duh.de/uploads/media/New_coal_plants_Germany_2012_DUH.pdf "Projects of coal-fired power plant plants in MoorburgGermany since 2007, Hamburg"] Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012</ref> The second 830 MW unit at the plant went online in March 2015.<ref>[http://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/moorburg-power-plant-last-dying-breed-or-future-coal-germany "Moorburg power plant – Last of a dying breed, or the future of coal in Germany?"] Clean Energy Wire, Mar 17, 2015</ref>
In September 2016 Vattenfall said it aims to sell its new coal-fired plant in Moorburg, Germany, some time in the next five years.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/vattenfall-coal-idUSL8N1BV32C "Vattenfall CEO sees sale of Moorburg coal plant in next 5 years,"] Reuters, Sep 19, 2016</ref>
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