Windfarm planning permission

UK Coal PLC
21 October 2005


21st October 2005
                                 



                                  UK COAL PLC
              Planning Permission Granted to Build First Wind Farm

Harworth Power, a subsidiary of UK COAL plc ('UK COAL') is pleased to announce
that it has been granted permission by Darlington Borough Council to erect its
first wind farm at the company's Royal Oak site in County Durham, on land that
was formerly part of the UK COAL Southfield surface mine.

The windfarm will consist of three turbines each of which will produce
approximately 1.3 MW and represents the first step in a phased approach over the 
next two years to gain planning for a portfolio of approximately 40 turbines 
with a capacity of 80 MW.

Harworth Power currently has 32MW of installed generation capacity which
utilises surplus mine methane. The planning permission will add further capacity
of 4MW, enough to provide electricity for around 3000 houses, producing savings
of approximately 5200 tonnes of carbon each year.


For further information please contact


Gavin Anderson & Company (PR)
Ken Cronin/Michael Turner
Tel: [phone]


UK COAL
Operational
Stuart Oliver
01525 381759





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