GREEN campaigners celebrated last night after plans to build a coal-fired power station on the west coast of Scotland were scrapped.
Thousands of people and a broad coalition of environmental groups had joined together to oppose a scheme by Ayrshire Power Limited (APL) to construct the £3 billion plant at Hunterston in North Ayrshire.
The company said yesterday it had abandoned the plans amid doubts it could secure the necessary financial investment to build the power station in the foreseeable economic climate.
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