E.ON late Monday announced it will halt its 430MW combined-cycle gas power plant in Malzenice, Slovakia. It had only entered service in January 2011, but in the past two and a half years has only operated for about 5,600 hours.

The unit, whose fuel efficiency exceeds 58%, was planned to operate at least 4,000 to 5,000 hours per year, E.ON says.

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