Jan 13 - The following list shows the status of new coal-fired power plant projects in Germany, which are the focus of environmentalists campaigning against climate-harming carbon emissions from the coal-to-power generation process.

Plants in locations listed here in alphabetical order have attracted opposition on environmental and health grounds, or because local people fear the impact on landscapes and tourism.

Latest updates are marked***

BERLIN

Vattenfall Europe has decided to base replacements of a heat plant on gas and biomass rather than hard coal.

BRUNSBUETTEL

Environmental groups BUND and DUH criticize plans by GDF Suez to build a plant at Brunsbuettel by 2012.

DATTELN

The state government in North-Rhine Westphalia on December 9 changed planning laws with view to allowing a reassessment of E.ON’s construction of the 1,050 MW Datteln plant which a court had ruled may clash with local interests.

Original parts of a partial block on construction were lifted but it remains arguable if the 1.2 billion euro ($1.73 billion) project -- over half of which has been completed -- can go ahead for a start by 2011.

DOERPEN

EnBW and junior partner Switzerland’s BKW abandoned a plan for a coal plant by 2015, saying they could not place a contract for the heat from a combined heat-and-power plant design, after local buyers said they preferred gas.

DUESSELDORF

The city utility has put off plans for a new 400 MW coal block at Lausward and is exploring alternatives including gas.

EMDEN

Denmark’s Dong in October gave up a plan for an 850 MW coal plant at Emden in East Frisia, citing the finance crisis.

HAMBURG-MOORBURG

Vattenfall Europe tries to ease tough environmental conditions for a plant project.

HERNE

A court has rejected a suit brought by environmentalists against new capacity at Evonik’s existing generation site although the plans for the extra 750 MW were put on hold in early 2008, with no signs of change in the meantime.

HUERTH

RWE has put off plans for its first commercial size (450 MW) plant project using carbon capture and storage.

KIEL

Plans for a project to replace an existing nearly 40-year old coal block were shelved by city utility and partner E.ON.

KREFELD***

Local utility network Trianel, which is building a 750 MW coal plant at Luenen, says it hopes to get the approval for another one at Krefeld in January 2010 and to start building in the fourth quarter.

LUBMIN***

Danish state company Dong has pulled out of plans for a 1,600 MW plant in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea in Germany for 2012, citing lack of political support. [ID:nDKT004778] The project company is looking for new investors.

MAINZ-WIESBADEN

A new local ruling coalition has officially shelved for good a plan for a new 800 MW hard-coal fired plant on the banks of the Rhine for 2014. This follows a long battle over the plant.

MANNHEIM***

Utility MVV and its power plant unit GKM have all necessary permissions for a coal unit for start up in 2013. The World Wildlife Fund has sent a complaint to the European Commission saying the approval procedure was faulty and should have required carbon sequestration and storage.

STADE

Dow Deutschland and EnBW abandoned a plan to build a plant at the Dow site in North Germany. Separately, GDF Suez and E.ON are each pursuing projects of their own there.

STAUDINGER 6

Public hearings are on for objections to a big controversial block to be built by E.ON at Hanau near Frankfurt by 2013.