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Huge rise in Russian coal imports put energy security at risk
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MINERS accused PM David Cameron yesterday of keeping the public in the dark about Britain’s power security after official figures showed a whopping 21 per cent rise in Russian coal imports since 2013.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealed how dependent Britain now is on imports of the fuel, which accounts for a third of all electricity generation.
Coal-fired power stations made the biggest contribution to the national grid between April and June but the latest figures show that more than half of the fuel burned comes from Russia, currently involved in a trade war with the West over events in war-torn Ukraine.
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