<p>The Dutch government said on Monday it would pay Germany's RWE 331.8 million euros ($355 million) in compensation for lost income after capping coal companies' production at 35% of capacity in the 2022-2024 period.</p>.<p>The cap was intended to reduce national carbon dioxide emissions.</p>.Dutch groups sue Google over alleged privacy violations.<p>In a letter to parliament, Energy Minister Rob Jetten said compensation for the three companies operating coal plants in the Netherlands - RWE, Uniper and privately held Onyx - would be less than the 1.9 billion euros they had demanded.</p>.<p>That's because the cap was abruptly removed in mid-2022 as part of moves to reduce use of scarce gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p>.<p>Compensation for the other two companies has not yet been determined, but the Netherlands has reserved 730 million euros in all for compensation, Jetten said.</p>.<p>The plants will still be forced to close by 2030 under Dutch law. In November last year, a court rejected the companies' claims for additional compensation for that. ($1 = 0.9353 euros) </p>
<p>The Dutch government said on Monday it would pay Germany's RWE 331.8 million euros ($355 million) in compensation for lost income after capping coal companies' production at 35% of capacity in the 2022-2024 period.</p>.<p>The cap was intended to reduce national carbon dioxide emissions.</p>.Dutch groups sue Google over alleged privacy violations.<p>In a letter to parliament, Energy Minister Rob Jetten said compensation for the three companies operating coal plants in the Netherlands - RWE, Uniper and privately held Onyx - would be less than the 1.9 billion euros they had demanded.</p>.<p>That's because the cap was abruptly removed in mid-2022 as part of moves to reduce use of scarce gas following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p>.<p>Compensation for the other two companies has not yet been determined, but the Netherlands has reserved 730 million euros in all for compensation, Jetten said.</p>.<p>The plants will still be forced to close by 2030 under Dutch law. In November last year, a court rejected the companies' claims for additional compensation for that. ($1 = 0.9353 euros) </p>