据埃娃·布伦德尔报道，电力生产企业施泰格有限公司发出警告称，由于莱茵河水位降至历史低点，煤炭运输受阻，旗下一家电厂的发电能力将受到影响。这一情况表明，数月来莱茵河航运受阻已开始对电力生产造成冲击。
Power generator Steag GmbH warned of reduced availability at one of its coal plants as record-low water levels on the Rhine restrict fuel deliveries, the latest sign that months of disruption on the river are starting to hit electricity generation.
根据欧洲能源交易所的公示信息，由于水位偏低导致煤炭运输受限，施泰格位于瓦尔苏姆的10号电厂在11月底前都将面临发电能力受限的局面。
Steag’s Walsum 10 plant will have limited availability through the end of November because low water levels are restricting coal deliveries, according to a notice on EEX Transparency.
这是该地区第三家报告出现供应限制的燃煤电厂。曼海姆大型发电厂也发出警告称，煤炭供应不足将影响其在今年年底前的正常运营。
It’s the third coal-fired power plant in the region to report restrictions. Grosskraftwerk Mannheim AG has also warned that constrained coal supplies will affect operations through the end of the year.
达特尔恩4号电厂本周也指出，煤炭供应紧张可能导致发电受限，不过并未说明短缺的具体原因。
Datteln 4 separately warned this week that limited coal supplies could reduce availability, though it didn’t give a reason for the shortage.
今年莱茵河水位一度跌至历史最低水平，至今仍处于极低状态，严重制约了货运船只的载货能力。尽管各电厂已提前储备了煤炭，但随着冬季供暖需求上升、太阳能发电量下降，持续数周的运输限制已开始产生负面影响。
Water levels on the Rhine fell to record lows this year and remain severely depressed, limiting the amount of cargo vessels can carry. While coal-plant operators built up stockpiles in preparation, weeks of transport restrictions are starting to take a toll just as heating demand picks up and solar generation declines heading into winter.