CEZ sets earlier date for end to brown coal mining

Brown coal mines in North Bohemia run by energy giant CEZ will cease operations sooner than originally planned. The company’s chief financial officer, Martin Novák, said on Tuesday that the mining would cease by 2038 at the latest – not by 2050, the previous target.

However, CEZ group’s Severočeské doly could wind down operations even sooner, depending on the market situation, Mr. Novák said.

Last year the Coal Commission recommended that the Czech Republic stop using brown coal to produce electricity and heat in 2038.