Great Britain heads for record coal-free period during lockdown

England, Scotland and Wales on brink of two-month milestone, longest period since 1880s, says National Grid

Great Britain will on Wednesday be able to celebrate not having generated any coal-powered electricity for two months - the longest period since the 1880s.

Great Britain, which introduced coal-powered electricity to the world in the 1880s, has run its electricity network without burning coal since midnight on 9 April, according to National Grid.